在社會學領域中，「情緒」此一主題並沒有受到相當程度的重視。既有社會學理論中，與情緒相關的社會學大致有高夫曼的互動論、身體社會學研究、Hochschild的情緒勞動、以及女性主義研究之中有關女性情緒化、污名羞恥或歇斯底里等主題。面對日益複雜的現代/後現代社會，現在的人們到底有哪些情緒問題？如何解決？本課程切入當今的社會學、文化研究等跨學科領域，分析情緒的各種面向。關於情感的討論看起來是私領域的經驗，但是從社會學的分析觀點來看，會發現私人情緒，很多時候與集體意識、政治認同、公領域互相關連。但也有時候，私人情感經驗也不能完全化約成為集體或公領域的一部分。個人情感與社會情緒兩者到底有什麼關係？我們如何使個人以及社會都能朝向「更快樂」的終極目標前進？又什麼是人類的痛苦來源？本課程試圖從社會現象、社會學與跨學科的角度，來分析這個問題。

本課程將分為三部份：1. 本課程將同學分為四組，進行情緒研究調查。主題分別為四：「社會學如何能/不能幫助我們面對自己的情緒？大學生有哪些情緒問題？」「學術圈的情緒問題」「打工族與情緒勞動」「親子關係與情緒」。將於學期末繳交小組報告。
2.本課程教學的社會學主題分為：A. 性別、文化與情感政治：我們如何「旁觀他人的痛苦」？在大眾媒體與資訊氾濫的時代，我們對於他人的痛苦的理解，如何是媒體介入的一部分？「seeing is believing」將如何影響我們的認知？B.情緒勞動與勞動問題；C. 家庭教養與情緒衝突。D.探討社會學情緒關鍵字：創傷（trauma）、羞恥與污名（shame/stigma）、偏見（prejudice）、憤怒（anger）、親密關係（intimacy）、上癮（addiction）……。
3. 情緒與印度哲學：此部份將介紹近年來西方心理學界流行的「正念」心理學（mindfulness）與東方印度哲學的關係，並且探討不同哲學體系如何解釋並且提出解決人類痛苦之道。

In the field of sociology, the topic of "emotion" has not received considerable attention. Among the existing sociological theories, sociology related to emotions generally include Goffman's interaction theory, sociological research on the body, Hochschild's emotional labor, and themes related to women's emotionality, stigma, shame, or hysteria in feminist research. Facing the increasingly complex modern/postmodern society, what emotional problems do people have today? How to solve it? This course cuts into today's interdisciplinary fields such as sociology and cultural studies to analyze various aspects of emotions. Discussions about emotions seem to be experiences in the private domain, but from a sociological analysis point of view, we will find that private emotions are often related to collective consciousness, political identity, and the public domain. But sometimes, private emotional experience cannot be completely reduced to part of the collective or public domain. What is the relationship between personal emotions and social emotions? How do we move individuals and society toward the ultimate goal of being "happier"? What are the sources of human suffering? This course attempts to analyze this issue from social phenomena, sociology and interdisciplinary perspectives.

This course will be divided into three parts: 1. This course will divide students into four groups to conduct emotion research and surveys. There are four themes: "How can/can't sociology help us face our own emotions? What emotional problems do college students have?" "Emotional problems in academic circles" "Migrant workers and emotional labor" "Parent-child relationships and emotions". The group report will be due at the end of the semester.
2. The sociological topics taught in this course are divided into: A. Gender, culture and emotional politics: How do we "spectate the pain of others"? In an age of mass media and information overflow, how is our understanding of the pain of others part of media intervention? How will "seeing is believing" affect our cognition? B. Emotional labor and labor issues; C. Family upbringing and emotional conflict. D. Explore sociological emotional keywords: trauma (trauma), shame and stigma (shame/stigma), prejudice (prejudice), anger (anger), intimacy (intimacy), addiction (addiction)...
3. Emotions and Indian philosophy: This section will introduce the relationship between "mindfulness" psychology, which has been popular in Western psychology circles in recent years, and Eastern Indian philosophy, and explore how different philosophical systems explain and propose solutions to human suffering.

1. 蘇珊‧佛沃, 唐娜‧費瑟，杜玉蓉翻譯，（2017），《情緒勒索：遇到利用恐懼、責任與罪惡感控制你的人，該怎麼辦？》。究竟出版社。
（Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You）
2. Sontag, Susan著，陳耀成譯。2004。 《旁觀他人之苦》。麥田。（建議購書）
3. 塔爾，班夏哈著，譚家瑜譯，2012。《更快樂：哈佛最受歡迎的一堂課》。天下。（建議購書）
4. 霍克希德 (Hochschild, Arlie Russell) 著、徐瑞珠譯，1992，《情緒管理的探索》。桂冠。電子書網頁請至東海大學：http://catalog.lib.thu.edu.tw/Webpac2/store.dll/MarcURL?MID=693959&Way=1
5. 約翰：海利、李品佳，2017，《追逐尖叫：橫跨9國、1000個日子的追蹤，找到成癮的根源，以及失控也能重來的人生》（Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs）。麥田出版社。

6. Chen, Jia-shin. 2011. Disappearing Stigmata on the Bodies of Hysterics. Taiwanese Journal of Science, Technology and Medicine 13:89-118. (陳嘉新，消失的歇斯底里烙印，《醫療、科技與社會》，2011，13: 89-118)

7. 岸見一郎, 古賀史健著、葉小燕翻譯，2016，《被討厭的勇氣：自我啟發之父「阿德勒」的教導》。究竟出版社。

1. Susan Fower, Donna Feather, translated by Du Yurong, (2017), "Emotional Blackmail: What to Do When You Meet Someone Who Uses Fear, Responsibility, and Guilt to Control You?" 》. After all publishing house.
(Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You)
2. Sontag, Susan, translated by Chen Yaocheng. 2004. "Watching the Suffering of Others." Wheat field. (Recommended book purchase)
3. Tal, written by Ban Xiaha, translated by Tan Jiayu, 2012. "Happier: One of Harvard's Most Popular Classes." The world. (Recommended book purchase)
4. Hochschild (Hochschild, Arlie Russell), translated by Xu Ruizhu, 1992, "Exploration of Emotional Management". Laurel crown. For the e-book web page, please go to Tunghai University: http://catalog.lib.thu.edu.tw/Webpac2/store.dll/MarcURL?MID=693959&Way=1
5. John: Haley and Li Pinjia, 2017, "Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs: A tracking that spans 9 countries and 1,000 days to find the root cause of addiction, and a life that can be regained even if it is out of control." Wheatfield Press.

6. Chen, Jia-shin. 2011. Disappearing Stigmata on the Bodies of Hysterics. Taiwanese Journal of Science, Technology and Medicine 13:89-118.
7. Ichiro Kishimi, written by Fumiken Koga and translated by Ye Xiaoyan, 2016, "The Courage to Be Disliked: The Teachings of Adler, the Father of Self-Enlightenment". After all publishing house.