Symbolic interactionism: perspective and method
"This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study. Blumer states that symbolic interactionism rests on three premises: that huma…
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- Full title :Symbolic interactionism : perspective and method / Herbert Blumer.
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"This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study. Blumer states that symbolic interactionism rests on three premises: that human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings of things have for them; that the meaning of such things derives from the social interaction one has with one's fellows; and that these meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process."--Cover
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- Publication Date:1986, ©1969.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Place of Publication:Berkeley
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1986, ©1969.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 208 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0520056752, 9780520056756, 0520056760, 9780520056763
- oclc:ocm13557595
- LC Classification:HM291
- Dewey Decimal:301.11
Table of Contents
The methodological position of symbolic interactionism -- Sociological implications of the thought of George Herbert Mead -- Society as symbolic interactionism -- Attitudes and the social act -- Psychological import of the human group -- An appraisal of Thomas and Znaniecki's The Polish peasant in Europe and America -- Sociological analysis and the "variable" -- What is wrong with social theory? -- Science without concepts -- The problem of the concept in social psychology -- Suggestions for the study of mass-media effects -- Public opinion and public opinion polling.
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