情緒、或是情感，或是更白話說的「心情」，當然是個體主觀的感受與表達，但情緒絕非僅限於心理學式的研究或是心理分析。情緒反映了個體所處的社會情境與人際網絡，是個人與他人交流下的產物；情緒固然個人，但有其社會生成與介入的一面，個人情緒多少有著社會心理、社會條件或文化的影響與投射。
在人類歷史進程中，相對於理性，情緒受到相當的壓抑；在社會學的發展中，情緒受到的關注有限。在社會學理論中，即使關切到宗教儀式或符號，或是注意到戲劇表演的前台與後台，情緒仍然不是主角。但繼神經生理、心理、認知科學等愈來愈多的學科與學者投入情緒研究，社會學家在1970年代亦開始有系統性地研究情緒，逐漸累積了不少豐碩的研究成果。在學習策略上，在課程的前半段，我們的學習重心在於了解情緒社會學的發展與理論基礎，然後轉而選擇性地研讀幾個我個人認為影響較為深刻的負面情緒，如憤怒、悲傷與羞愧等，目的是更深入理解個別情緒的作用與區別，及這些情緒的個人與社會指涉。最後，在課程的後半段，我們要研讀一些有關情緒的實證研究，以更進一步掌握情緒及情感研究的內涵。Emotions, or feelings, or "mood" in more colloquial terms, are of course the subjective feelings and expressions of individuals, but emotions are by no means limited to psychological research or psychological analysis. Emotions reflect the social situation and interpersonal network in which an individual is located, and are the product of communication between an individual and others; emotions are individuals, but they have a side of social generation and intervention. Personal emotions are influenced by social psychology, social conditions or culture to some extent. projection.
In the course of human history, emotions have been considerably suppressed compared to reason; in the development of sociology, emotions have received limited attention. In sociological theory, even when religious rituals or symbols are concerned, or when attention is paid to the front and back stages of a theatrical performance, emotions are still not the protagonist. However, as more and more disciplines and scholars such as neurophysiology, psychology, and cognitive science began to invest in the study of emotions, sociologists also began to systematically study emotions in the 1970s, and gradually accumulated many fruitful research results. In terms of learning strategies, in the first half of the course, our learning focus is on understanding the development and theoretical basis of the sociology of emotions, and then we turn to selectively study a few negative emotions that I personally think have a profound impact, such as anger, sadness and shame, etc., with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of the functions and differences of individual emotions, as well as the personal and social references of these emotions. Finally, in the second half of the course, we will study some empirical research on emotions to further understand the connotations of emotions and emotion research.
請參考課程進度。
Please refer to the course schedule.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comment Papers & QuestionsComment Papers & Questions comment papers & questions |
35 | |
| In-Class ParticipationIn-Class Participation in-class participation |
15 | |
| Discussion LeaderDiscussion Leader discussion leader |
15 | |
| Final Paper & PresentationFinal Paper & Presentation final paper & presentation |
35 |
