Approaches to the Individual

ATHANASIA CHALARI is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK. Previously, she was a supervisor at the University of Cambridge, UK and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, USA. Her research focuses upon current and classic Social Theory.

• Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND G. Simmel and E. Goffman on Internal and External Conversation The Contribution of American Pragmatism Recent Approaches The Methodological Aspect of Conversation Analysis PART II: MEDIATION PROCESS Introducing Mediation Mediation Dichotomy Mediation Synthesis Conclusion Notes Bibliography