ABSTRACT
We undertake a survey of research on the link between emotions and various aspects of economic life. First, we discuss paid and unpaid emotional labor in various organizational contexts, examining its intersection with gender, race, and class, as well as its consequences. Second, we explore emotions as they relate to consumption practices and the consumption of emotions themselves. Third, we examine emotions in economic interactions; namely, gut-feelings in economic decision-making, financial markets, emotional embeddedness, and emotions in relational work. We wrap up with lessons learned from existing research, calling economic sociologists to embrace, and interrogate, emotions as central to economic life.
