Thomas Janoski, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky, USA

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Rethinking Symbolic Interactionism 2 The strengths and weaknesses of different theories ofsymbolic interactionism 3 Revisioning the generalized other in symbolic interactionisttheory 4 Balancing power and sociation in symbolic interactionism,and the creation of inequality 5 Expanding the generalized other through group position andsocial network analysis 6 Where symbolic interactionists seldom tread: social mobility,organizations, charisma, and the unconscious 7 Merging the macro- and micro-perspectives in social structure 8 Re-introducing multiple methodological approaches intosymbolic interactionist theory and research9 Conclusion: rethinking the unthinkable Afterword Bibliography

‘Thomas Janoski has long been staking out new territory for sociological theorizing, displaying a remarkable creativity, analytic acumen, and a substantive breadth that others can only envy. Drawing on his expertise in political economy and political sociology, here, Janoski returns to core issues of interaction from a fresh perspective. In this long awaited synthesis, he shows that going beyond the traditional scope of symbolic interactionist concerns does not dilute its insights, but rather brings them to fruition.’

Thomas Janoski, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky, USA

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Rethinking Symbolic Interactionism 2 The strengths and weaknesses of different theories ofsymbolic interactionism 3 Revisioning the generalized other in symbolic interactionisttheory 4 Balancing power and sociation in symbolic interactionism,and the creation of inequality 5 Expanding the generalized other through group position andsocial network analysis 6 Where symbolic interactionists seldom tread: social mobility,organizations, charisma, and the unconscious 7 Merging the macro- and micro-perspectives in social structure 8 Re-introducing multiple methodological approaches intosymbolic interactionist theory and research9 Conclusion: rethinking the unthinkable Afterword Bibliography

‘Thomas Janoski has long been staking out new territory for sociological theorizing, displaying a remarkable creativity, analytic acumen, and a substantive breadth that others can only envy. Drawing on his expertise in political economy and political sociology, here, Janoski returns to core issues of interaction from a fresh perspective. In this long awaited synthesis, he shows that going beyond the traditional scope of symbolic interactionist concerns does not dilute its insights, but rather brings them to fruition.’

Thomas Janoski, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, University of Kentucky, USA

• ContentsPreface1 Introduction to Rethinking Symbolic Interactionism 2 The strengths and weaknesses of different theories ofsymbolic interactionism 3 Revisioning the generalized other in symbolic interactionisttheory 4 Balancing power and sociation in symbolic interactionism,and the creation of inequality 5 Expanding the generalized other through group position andsocial network analysis 6 Where symbolic interactionists seldom tread: social mobility,organizations, charisma, and the unconscious 7 Merging the macro- and micro-perspectives in social structure 8 Re-introducing multiple methodological approaches intosymbolic interactionist theory and research9 Conclusion: rethinking the unthinkable Afterword Bibliography

‘Thomas Janoski has long been staking out new territory for sociological theorizing, displaying a remarkable creativity, analytic acumen, and a substantive breadth that others can only envy. Drawing on his expertise in political economy and political sociology, here, Janoski returns to core issues of interaction from a fresh perspective. In this long awaited synthesis, he shows that going beyond the traditional scope of symbolic interactionist concerns does not dilute its insights, but rather brings them to fruition.’