Self and Society

John P. Hewitt is Professor (Emeritus) of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He received his PhD in Sociology from Princeton University.David Shulman is an Associate Professor and Department Head of Anthropology and Sociology at Lafayette College. He received his PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University. He is author of From Hire to Liar: The Role of Deception in the Workplace (Cornell University Press, 2007), co-author (with Gary Alan Fine) of Talking Sociology 5th edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2002) and co-editor (with Ira Silver) of Academic Street Smarts: Informal Professionalization of Graduate Students (American Sociological Association 2008). His scholarship addresses the subjects of deception, impression management and symbolic interaction.

• IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVEBRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology and Symbolic InteractionismChapter 2 Basic Concepts of Symbolic InteractionismChapter 3 Identity, Social Settings and the SelfChapter 4 Defining Reality and Accounting for BehaviorChapter 5 Understanding and Constructing Social OrderChapter 6 Applications of the Symbolic Interactionist PerspectiveCOMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology and Symbolic InteractionismWhat is Social Psychology?What is Symbolic Interactionism?Other Theoretical ApproachesLearning TheoryPsychoanalytic TheoryExchange TheoryPhenomenology and EthnomethodologySocial CognitionSocial ConstructionismPostmodernismMajor Tenets of Symbolic InteractionismChapter 2 Basic Concepts of Symbolic Interactionism SymbolsThe Nature of SymbolsThe Consequences of SymbolsObjectsWhat is an Object?Objects and LanguageActs and Social ActsPhases of the ActSelf and the Control of BehaviorSelf as ObjectSelf as ProcessRoles and the Definition of SituationsSituationsRole Role Making and Role TakingRole Taking as a Generalized SkillThe Place of EmotionsChapter 3 Identity, Social Settings and the SelfLearning the Social WorldStages of SocializationEveryday Experience, Self and Impression ManagementPerformances as Cumulative ExpectationsConning Consciousness and Individual AgencyIdentity: The Self as a Social ObjectHow We Produce Situated IdentitiesThe Experience of Situated IdentitySocial and Personal IdentitySocial IdentityPersonal IdentitySelf-Image: Knowing the SelfSelf-EsteemThe Self, Motive, and MotivationIdentity and MotivationSelf-Esteem and MotivationThe Self and the Social OrderLimitations on the Choice of RolesLimitations on the Choice of OthersLimitations on the Choice of StoriesThe Self in Contemporary SocietyChapter 4 Defining Reality and Accounting for BehaviorRole-Making and Role-Taking in Routine SituationsReality Is Not Just There—We Define What Is RealThe Cognitive Bases of Role Making and Role TakingTypificationCognitive Theories and Inferential HeuristicsCausalityMeans and EndsNormative StandardsSubstantive CongruencyAligning ActionsDisclaimersAccountsEmotions and Social InteractionConstraint and Social InteractionChapter 5 Understanding and Constructing Social Order Social Order as Coordinated ActivityInfluenceCreating Social BondsSolving Problems and TrustThe Negotiated OrderTalkingExplaining DisorderSocial ProblemsChapter 6 Applications of the Symbolic Interactionist PerspectiveVariations on Total Institutions