| Edition |
Ninth edition. |
| Description |
xii, 241 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The nature of perspective -- New perspectives mean new realities -- Perspectives are socially created -- Are all perspectives created equal? -- Summary -- Some examples of perspectives : informal and formal perspectives -- 2. The perspective of social science -- Five ways of knowing -- Science as a perspective -- Social science as a perspective -- Sociology as a perspective -- Psychology as a perspective -- Commonalities and differences between sociology and psychology -- The perspective of social psychology in psychology -- The perspective of social psychology in sociology -- Summary -- 3. Symbolic interactionism as a perspective -- Introduction : five central ideas -- General historical background of symbolic interactionism -- Mead and pragmatism -- Mead and Darwin -- Mead and behaviorism -- A contrast with other perspectives : Warriner -- Shibutani : reference groups as perspectives -- Attitudes versus perspectives -- Summary -- |
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4. The meaning of the symbol -- The nature of reality -- Importance of a socially defined reality -- Objects as "social objects" -- The meaning of symbols -- Some types of symbols -- Language -- Words are categories -- Nonsymbolic animals -- How animals approach environment -- Symbols versus signs -- Summary -- 5. The importance of the symbol -- Symbols and social reality -- Symbols and human social life -- Symbols and the individual -- Naming, memory, categorizing -- Perception -- Thinking -- Deliberation and problem solving -- Transcendence of space and time -- Abstract reality -- Creativity -- Self-direction -- The importance of symbols : a summary -- |
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6. The nature of the self -- Self as a social object -- Self as social : four social stages for self-development -- The preparatory stage -- The play stage -- The game stage -- The reference group stage -- Selves as ever-changing social objects -- Self as object -- 1. Action toward self : self-communication -- 2. Action toward self : self-perception -- Self-perception : assessment of our own action -- Self-perception : the development of self-concept -- Self-perception : self-judgment -- Self-perception : identity -- 3. Action toward self : self-control -- Central ideas about the self -- The "I" and the "Me" -- 7. The human mind -- The meaning of mind : symbolic interaction toward self -- Mind action : making indications toward self -- Mind action : the ability to control overt action -- Mind action : the ability to problem solve -- Mind action is part of all social interaction -- Summary -- |
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8. Taking the role of the other -- Imagination and taking the role of the other -- Symbols, self, mind, and taking the role of the other -- The meaning of "taking the role of the other" -- Taking the role of the other : significant others, generalized other, and others in the situation -- The importance of taking the role of the other -- Summary -- 9. Human action -- The "stream of action" -- The act -- Action, goals, and social objects -- Mead's four stages of the act -- Another look at Mead's four stages of the act -- Locating the "cause" of human action -- The definition of the situation -- Habitual action -- The role of the past in human action -- The role of the future in human action -- Action and motives -- Action and emotions -- Human action and free choice -- Summary -- 10. Social interaction -- The meaning of social interaction -- Social interaction develops out of social action -- Social interaction is ongoing social action among actors -- The general importance of social interaction -- 1. Social interaction forms our basic human qualities -- 2. Social interaction is an importance cause of human action -- 3. Social interaction shapes identities -- 4. Social interaction creates society -- Summary -- |
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11. Society -- Two views of society -- Groups, organizations, social worlds, and societies -- 1. Society is symbolic interaction -- 2. Society is symbolic interaction that is characterized by cooperative action -- 3. Society is social interaction that is symbolic, that is characterized by cooperation, and that develops culture -- Culture is a shared perspective -- Culture is a generalized other -- Culture maintains society -- Culture is ever-changing -- The meaning of society : a summary -- The individual exists within many societies -- The active human being in society -- Summary -- 2. Erving Goffman -- Goffman and symbolic interactionism -- Drama in interaction -- Impressions and performance -- Performance teams -- Reaction to Goffman's dramaturgical view -- The self of social interaction -- Goffman's view of self -- Social control and self -- Rituals of interaction -- The meaning of ritual -- The importance of ritual -- The environments of social interaction -- Summary -- |
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13. Symbolic interactionism : a final assessment -- Symbolic interactionism and human freedom : a review -- Symbolic interactionism and science -- Symbolic interactionism : some representative studies -- A study of pregnant drug users -- A study of Sam's definition of pain and injury -- A study of identity formation in a maximum-security prison -- A study of first-time tattooees -- A study of compulsive gamblers -- A study of student anxiety : not studying Hegel so much as doing laundry -- Symbolic interactionism : some examples of application -- An understanding of society -- An understanding of racism in society -- An understanding of gender differences -- An understanding of childhood socialization -- Symbolic interactionism : a view of the college experience -- Symbolic interactionism : a final look at application -- The importance of the symbolic interactionist perspective -- Summary -- References -- Index. |
| Subject |
Symbolic interactionism.
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| ISBN |
0132276917 paper back |
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9780132276917 paper back |
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