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Often considered a more personal phenomenon, social theory has reconstituted emotions as socially constructed, opening up new lines of conceptual inquiry. Recent social theory for example has witnessed the growing influence of Axel Honneth and his theory of recognition, one that posits emotions as belonging to the intersubjective relational realm. This chapter explores the place of emotion in social theory, examining the mediating and compounding effects of emotions regarding issues such as social class and gender. This chapter includes an overview of the influence of psychoanalysis on the work of the Frankfurt School and the theories of Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari and Jessica Benjamin, as well as a spotlight on three specific emotions examined in social theory: respect, shame and trust.

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Murphy, M. (2021). Emotions. In: Social Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78324-2_10

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