It's not a popular research topics but a new field I guess..
I am quite interested in sociology of emotions and trying hard to find schools. It's a bit related to social psychology but not the same. I am more interested in a sociological perspectives of analyzing "emotions". I wanna research how "emotion" means in the society and how it influence our lives with social meanings, e.g. social norms. I get into this topics from my MA Gender Studies as gender theories discuss "affect". (however, my BA degree is not relevant at all, it's Business Administration with a minor in Chinese Literature and a certificate of women's and gender studies)(also I earned my MA degree in London and come from other background thus know few about this field in USA..)
So far there are some universities on my list: UC Riverside, U Georgia, UNC Chapel Hill, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz and Emory.
but it is a bit difficult to find some programs/researchers seriously fit this interest. also not easy to find resource in relation to this topic. Could anyone please give me some suggestions? Many many thanks.