Emotions: A Social Science Reader is the first Reader to showcase influential and contemporary work in the study of emotion and affective life from across the range of the social sciences. It offers transdisciplinary framework designed to highlight the mutual relevance of different social scientific traditions and perspectives essential to the study of emotion.

Introduction: Emotion and Social Science Part 1: Universals and Particulars of Affect Emotions, History and Civilization. Emotions and Culture. Emotions and Society Part 2: Embodying Affect Emotions, Selfhood and Identity. Emotions, Space and Place. Emotions and Health Part 3: Political Economies of Affect Emotions in Work and Organizations. Emotions, Economics and Consumer Culture. Emotions and the Media Part 4: Affect, Power and Justice Emotions and Politics. Emotions and Law. Compassion, Hate, and Terror