Collective Emotions: Perspectives from Psychology, Philosophy, and Sociology

by Christian von Scheve

Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The Arab Spring revolution, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and mass gatherings at music festivals or mega sports events clearly show the impact collective emotions have both in terms of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199659184
• ISBN13: 9780199659180
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.8"