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BarbaletJack, ed. Emotions and Sociology (Blackwell, 2002). An international collection in which authors discuss different subfields of sociology (political sociology, economic sociology, sociology of science, and so on) from the perspective of emotions.
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FrankRobert H.. Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions (W. W. Norton, 1988). An important statement by an economics professor concerning the emotional basis not only of ethical and social behavior but also of market behavior.
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GoodwinJeffJasperJames M.PollettaFrancesca, eds. Passionate Politics: Emotions and Social Movements (University of Chicago Press, 2001). A leading analysis of social movements and politics that explores the dynamics of interaction and conflict through attention to the emotions involved.
