"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 …
Although it has not been his intention to promulgate theory for its own sake, Anselm Strauss has proven himself a formidable theorist. What has prompted this new treatise on human action (or as Strauss would prefer, acting) was a dissatisfaction with the accounts of social pheno…
This text provides an overview of interactionism in the United Kingdom. The authors argue that few sociologists in Britain have identified themselves solely with symbolic interactionism, even though many have engaged with interactionist ideas in their research and methodological…
This text provides an overview of interactionism in the United Kingdom. The authors argue that few sociologists in Britain have identified themselves solely with symbolic interactionism, even though many have engaged with interactionist ideas in their research and methodological…
Symbolic interactionism, resolutely empirical in practice, shares theoretical concerns with cultural studies and humanistic discourse. Recognizing that the humanities have engaged many of the important intellectual currents of the last twenty-five years in ways that sociology ha…