Emotion has become an increasingly important aspect of work in the 21st century. In this
article, we take stock of the extant literature delineating the role of emotions, especially …

In post-digital capitalism, digital disconnection is not merely a “luxury” but also an obligation.
Aiming to re-contextualize digital disconnection outside of digital detox resorts, social media …

Positive Psychology (PP) has been firmly institutionalized as a worldwide phenomenon,
especially in the last decade. Its promise of well-being has captured many people's longings …

Focusing on female idols' proliferation in the South Korean popular music (K-pop) industry
since the late 1990s, Gooyong Kim critically analyzes structural conditions of possibilities in …

CrossFit is one of the fastest growing fitness phenomena of the last decade. Considered the
largest fitness business today, CrossFit's widespread popularity has attracted increasing …

If changes to the material structures of work have ushered us into a “new economy,” cultural
scholars assume that there must also be changes to ideological structures of work. Extant …

This paper aims to open a theoretical debate on the relationships between spatial design
and emotional experiences in theme parks from a symbolic interactionist perspective …

Catherine Townsend, the sex columnist for the Independent, has abundantly documented
the dilemmas of modern sexuality through her weekly autobiographical stories. Rationality is …

and seminal scholarship on therapeutic cultures, popular psychology, and the happiness
industry. Bringing together studies of therapeutic cultures from sociology, anthropology …

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