Volume 27, Number 4 Summer 2014

Sociology of Emotions American Sociological Association

Content

1-2 From the Chair’s Desk

2 Section Officers

3 Emotion Section Election Results

New Webmaster!

Social Media Report

4 Outstanding

Contribution Award

Section Announcements

From the Chair’s Desk Jody Clay-Warner

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer, with ample time for relaxation and catching up on work! Before we know it, it will be time for the ASA meetings in San Francisco. Our section activities kick off on the first day of the meetings with our

reception at 6:30 Saturday night. We are once again co-sponsoring the event with the Social Psychology

Section, which means that we benefit from an economy of scale in selecting the food for the reception. Given San Francisco’s reputation as a food mecca, it is not surprising that year’s catering options are particularly inventive. In addition to vegetable crudités with a variety of seasoned purees, there will be a cheese display featuring local artisan cheese, charcuterie, and antipasto, as well as a selection of Mediterranean appetizers. Please stop by to enjoy food, drink, and conversation.

Our section day is Sunday, and our open paper session begins at 12:30 that day. Organized by Heather Scheuerman, the session highlights “New Directions in the Sociology of Emotion.” We will hear papers on a wide range of topics within the sociology of emotions (see pg. 6) -- from trust to computer-human interactions to emotion work-- so this session should lead to lots of discussion. The Chair’s Hour will begin at 2:30. The topic for this year’s Chair’s Hour is “Emotions in Cross-Cultural Perspective.” Our presenters include three U.S.-based sociologists Kimberly Rogers, Millian Kang, and Dawn Robinson, along with Rebecca Olson from the University of Western Sydney. Continued page 2

Mission

The ASA Section on Sociology of Emotions brings together social and behavioral scientists in order to promote the general development of the study of emotions through the exchange of ideas, theory, research, and teaching. Scholars from a variety of backgrounds are members of this section, and collectively encourage the study of emotions in everyday social life. Substantive topics of investigation include: the expression and experience of emotions, emotions in social interaction, identity and emotions, emotions in historical perspective, the cross-cultural study of emotions, emotions and violence, and the traditions of theory and research in the area of emotions.

Call for Contributions 2013-14 Committees

Visit us online http://www2.asanet.org/Emotions/ Join the conversation on Facebook & Twitter @SocEmotions

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5 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

6 2014 ASA Emotions Section Sessions & Activities

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From the Chair’s Desk Continued

Rebecca is a “co-convener” (roughly equivalent to co-chair) of the Australian Sociological Association’s Section on Emotion and Affect (TASA-SEA). I have asked Rebecca to participate in the Chair’s Hour in hopes of building greater collaboration between our groups. Rebecca will also be attending the reception, so there will be multiple opportunities to talk with Rebecca and find out more about TASA-SEA and the research conducted by its members.

The Business Meeting will be held at 3:30 on Sunday, immediately following the Chair’s Hour. Here we will recognize the recipients of our section awards. As previously announced, Eva Illouz is receiving the Outstanding Recent Contribution Award for her book Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation. Long Doan, Annalise Loehr, and Lisa Miller will be presented with the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award for their paper "The Power of Love: The Role of Emotional Attributions and Standards in Heterosexuals." Read more about these works on pg. 5. Finally, be sure to attend the Sociology of Emotions Roundtable at 2:30 on Monday. This session is co-sponsored with the Social Psychology section. There are a number of emotion-focused papers sprinkled across the nine roundtables, and one session is dedicated to the topic of “Emotions and Theory Construction.”

Following the ASA meeting, our newly elected section officers will begin their terms. Karen Hegtvedt is our incoming Chair-elect, and Shane Sharp will be our new Secretary-Treasurer. New Council members are Amy Kroska, Alicia Cast, and Matt Andersson (student member). Congratulations to our newly elected officers and thank you to all who stood for election. Thanks also to our Nominations committee: Ellen Granberg (chair), Christopher Bail, Sarah Harkness, Cathryn Johnson, and Gretchen Peterson.

Since this is my final newsletter, I would like to welcome Linda Francis as the incoming chair and also thank all of the current council members (Ellen Granberg, Lisa Walker, Kathryn Lively, Lauren Rivera, Lindsey Westermann Ayers, Amy Wilkins, and Jessica Leveto) for their work throughout the year. A special thanks to Amy Wilkins, who is ending her three-year term as Secretary-Treasurer. In this position, Amy has managed our section account, produced financial reports, handled payments and reimbursements, and ordered plaques for our award winners. Next time you see Amy, please thank her for all of her hard work on behalf of the section.

Emotions Section Officers

Section Officers

Past Chair Kathryn Lively Dartmouth College Kathryn.J.Lively@Dartmouth.edu

Chair Jody Clay-Warner University of Georgia jclayw@uga.edu

Chair Elect Linda Francis Cleveland State University francislindae@gmail.com

Council Lisa Slattery Walker University of North Carolina at Charlotte lisa.walker@uncc.edu

Ellen Granberg Clemson University granber@clemson.edu

Lauren Rivera Northwestern University l-rivera@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Lindsey Westermann Ayers Kent State University layers2@kent.edu

Newsletter & Social Media Jessica Leveto Kent State University, Ashtabula jleveto@kent.edu Webmaster Jun Zhao University of Georgia junzhao@uga.edu

Secretary-Treasurer Amy Wilkins University of Colorado at Boulder amy.wilkins@colorado.edu

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Election Results .

Chair-Elect Karen Hegtvedt, Emory University

Secretary/Treasurer

Shane Sharp, Northern Illinois University

Council Member (3-year term) Alicia Cast, University of California, Santa Barbara

Council Member (1-year term) Amy Kroska, University of Oklahoma

Student Council Member

Matt Andersson, University of Iowa

@SocEmotions currently has 1,604 followers on Twitter. Twitter remains a space where we share new publications,

announcements and other materials for anyone interested in the Sociology of Emotions.

The “Sociology of Emotions Section American Sociological Association” Facebook page currently has 675

followers. Facebook posts include recent publications, calls for papers, section announcements and provides a forum for dialogue.

WELCOME Jun Zhao– Section

Webmaster Jun Zhao, doctoral student at the University of Georgia, has taken over webmaster duties and is giving the section website a makeover! The new website will be hosted on the University of Georgia’s servers and be up and running soon. Thank you Jun for taking over the task and we look forward to the new site!

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Join the Emotions Section Visit the ASA Membership Page

Emotions Section #25 $12 Regular, $5 Student, $10 Low Income

2014  Sociology  of  Emotions    Outstanding  Recent  Contribution  Award    

 This  year,  the  Outstanding  Recent  Contribution  Award  Committee  considered  nominated  books  published  in  the  last  three  years.  With  thanks  to  the  committee,  James  Jasper  and  Alicia  Cast,  I  am  pleased  to  announce  that  we  have  selected  Eva  Illouz’s  book  Why  Love  Hurts:  A  Sociological  Explanation  as  this  year’s  winner.  We  had  a  number  of  strong  nominees,  but  Dr.  Illouz’s  book  stood  out  for  its  nuanced  and  deeply  sociological  approach  to  the  issue  of  difficulties  in  modern  romantic  relationships.  By  Lisa  Walker,  Chair  Outstanding  Recent  Contribution  Award  Committee  

Congratulations to Pam Kirk on her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of West Georgia.

Section Announcements

Do you have announcements you would like to share with the section? Send them to newsletter editor, Jessica Leveto @ jleveto@kent.edu

Seeking Pictures From 2014 ASA Please send along your pictures from the annual meetings to jleveto@kent.edu for our Fall Newsletter.

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Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Winners

Long Doan, Analise Loehr & Lisa Miller

“The Power of Love: The Role of Emotional Attributions and Standards in Heterosexuals”

The 2014 Sociology of Emotions Section Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Committee (Jessica Collett, Linda Francis, and Pam Hunt-Kirk) is happy to announce that this year’s winners are Long Doan, Annalise Loehr, and Lisa Miller for their paper "The Power of Love: The Role of Emotional Attributions and Standards in Heterosexuals.” The paper examines heterosexuals’ attitudes about granting homosexuals three types of social resources: (1)“informal privileges”/public displays of affection, (2) “formal rights”/right to partner benefits, and (3) “legal rights”/right to marry).

The researchers used a nationally representative sample to measure how heterosexual respondents attribute love to heterosexual, gay, and lesbian couples differentially. Additionally, they investigate whether the difference in attribution predicts respondents’ attitudes about granting homosexual couples social resources.

To do so, they randomly assigned respondents to one of three vignette conditions. The brief vignettes describe a couple (whose names and associated personal pronouns vary by the couple’s sexual orientation) in love and a bit about their relationship. Respondents then rate how much “in love” they believe the couple to be. Following this, respondents were asked whether the couple should receive “formal rights,” which include partnership benefits (e.g., family leave, hospital visitation, inheritance rights, and insurance benefits), “informal rights,” (e.g., telling others they are in a relationship, holding hands, kissing on the cheek, and French kissing in a park), and “legal rights” (i.e., allowed to legally marry).

First, the researchers found that the heterosexual respondents consider gay couples significantly less in love than heterosexual couples and lesbian couples. In general, the researchers found that higher attributions of love results in increased approval of social resources. However, this varies based on the type of resource. Specifically, while respondents approve of granting same-sex couples formal rights, they are less approving of granting gay and lesbian couples informal rights and marriage.

The committee agreed unanimously that the paper is well written, makes an interesting contribution to the field, makes good use of emotions theory, and that the researchers utilized rigorous methods and analyses to reach their findings.

Congratulations to Long, Annalise, and Lisa! The award will be formally presented during our section business meeting at ASA.

By Pamela Kirk, Chair Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award Committee

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ASA 2014: SECTION SESSIONS AND ACTIVITIES

SECTION RECEPTION Saturday, August 16, 6:30 – 8:30 SECTION PAPER SESSION: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS Sunday, August 17, 12:30 – 2:10 Organizer/Presider: Heather Scheuerman Trust Against all Odds? Emotional Dynamics in Trust Behavior

Thomas M. Schlösser, University of Cologne; David Dunning, Cornell University; and Detlef Fetchenhauer, University of Cologne

Organizational Representatives as Barriers and Conduits of Emotion toward Organizations Daniel B. Shank, University of Melbourne and Dawn T. Robinson, University of Georgia Mass Media and the Localization of Emotional Performance: The Case of China’s Next Top Model

Junhow Wei, University of Pennsylvania Preemptive Emotion Work among Families of Seriously Ill Children

Amanda Marie Gengler, Wake Forest University Wrangling Tips: Manipulation in a Momentary Service Exchange

Alex Thompson, University of Colorado SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS CHAIR’S HOUR Sunday, August 17, 2:30 – 3:30 Organizer/Presider: Jody Clay-Warner Organizing Emotional Labor: How Feeling Management Fosters and Undermines Collective Action

Miliann Kang, University of Massachusetts – Amherst Culture, Interaction, and Emotion

Dawn T. Robinson, University of Georgia Consensus in Affective Meanings: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Kimberly B. Rogers, Mt. Holyoke Emotions and Affect across Cultures, Theories, and Cultural Theory

Rebecca Olson, University of Western Sydney SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS BUSINESS MEETING Sunday, August 17, 3:30 – 4:10 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS ROUNDTABLES Monday, August 18, 2:30 -4:30

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Outstanding Recent Contribution Award

Lisa Walker (Chair) James Jasper Alicia Cast

Graduate Student Paper Award Pamela Kirk (Chair)

Linda Francis Jessica Collett

Nomination Committee Ellen Granberg (Chair)

Christopher Bail Sarah Harkness

Cathryn Johnson Gretchen Peterson

2013-2014 Committees

Publications Committee Jessica Leveto (Chair)

Jody Clay-Warner

Program Committee Heather Scheuerman (open session)

Jody Clay-Warner (chair’s hour)

Call for Contributions

The Sociology of Emotions seeks the following: • Upcoming conferences, calls for papers, special issues of journals or grant opportunities • Information related to conferences that would be of interest to section members. • Profiles of graduate students who are on the job market. • Titles of new or forthcoming books or articles that would be of interest to section members • ”What's On Your Bookshelf?" - A short description of three books that have been influential to you • Photos from recent conferences. • Updates on issues that are relevant to the Sociology of Emotion • Online resources relevant to Sociology of Emotions (Blogs or other relevant electronic resources) If you have other relevant materials please let us know, I am happy to make a space for new and innovative contributions and contributors!

Send to Newsletter Editor Jessica Leveto jleveto@kent.edu

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Theme for 2015 Program of the American Sociological Association: Sexualities in the Social World

110th ASA Annual Meeting August 22-25, 2015 Chicago, Illinois

109th ASA Annual Meeting Hard Times: The Impact of Economic Inequality on Families and Individuals