Symbolic Interaction in Society

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Core text for the symbolic interaction course - often called “Self and Society” or “Individual and Society” – most often taught in sociology departments. Symbolic Interaction in Society offers a systematic application of symbolic interaction to everyday life. In addition to providing an overview of the theory and methods of symbolic interaction, it includes theory and research related to all of the relevant topics in sociology today: race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social institutions, and social change.This book is written in a way that encourages students to employ symbolic interactionist concepts and principles throughout the text. Students are asked to put themselves into particular situations and consider how they would respond to the other people in that scenario. In doing so, students are able to see that human interaction is both stable and dynamic, that people can be predictable but that they also have agency, the ability to make number of decisions in a given situation. The goal is to show students the practical value of symbolic interaction for understanding their social lives today. Key features include:Full review of symbolic interaction concepts and theories including a discussion of the nature of society and the role of the individual in societyResearch applications of symbolic interaction examining major sociological outcomes such as inequality (race, class, gender and sexuality), deviance and mental health, social relationships, family and other social institutions, and social changeSI Online boxes include a review of how the principles of symbolic interaction apply to the effects of the Internet and modern communications on the individual and societyPersonal Notes boxes share real student applications in which students describe how they have employed symbolic interaction in their personal livesOriginal Work features one short excerpt from a book or journal article in every chapter Pedagogical devices such as chapter objectives, key terms, and end of chapter key terms and critical thinking questions guide students through each chapter

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Utgivningsdatum2019-09-03
Mått152 x 228 x 11 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRowman & Littlefield Publishers
Antal sidor296
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781538101087

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David Rohall is the Department Head and Professor of Sociology at Missouri State University. His research emphasizes the application of symbolic interactionist principles to any number of topics including self-esteem, identity, and mental health. His previous works include, Social Psychology: Sociological Perspectives, 3rd Edition (2014) and Inclusion in the American Military: A Force for Diversity (2017).

Preface 1 The Social Construction of Reality This Book Isn’t Real!Basic Principles Everything Is Not Relative! A Situational Approach The Construction of Society The Individual in Society Cognitive SociologyTwo Schools of Symbolic Interaction Chapter Conclusion 2 Studying Symbolic Interaction Quantitative versus Qualitative Methods Verstehen Power Exploration and InspectionStudying Situations Ethnography Types of Ethnography Narrative Analysis Ethnomethodology and Natural ExperimentsUnobtrusive Research Going into the Field Project Planning Sampling Ethical Issues Chapter Conclusion 3 Constructing Culture Elements of Culture Statuses, Roles, and Norms Values and BeliefsAmerican Culture American Values and Beliefs American Ideal-Type Personalities Baudrillard’s AmericaCreating Cultures Subcultures and Idiocultures Global Culture? Cultural ChangeChapter Conclusion 4 Self and SocietyThe I, the Me, and the Self Situational Selves Self-Narratives and Possible SelvesIdentity Theories Identity Theory Social Identity TheoryDramaturgy Front Stage/Backstage Impressions Given/Impressions Given OffChapter Conclusion 5 SocializationCognitive Socialization Symbols and Language Stages of SocializationAgents of Socialization Family PeersSchoolsMedia and Self-SocializationThe Sociology of ChildhoodSocialization over the Life Course Our Role in History Life Stages: Presocialization to Adult SocializationChapter Conclusion 6 Emotions, Relationships, and Society Contextualizing Emotions Dramaturgy and EmotionsEmotional ScriptsEmotional SocializationRelationships, Community, and Society Attraction: Starting a Relationship The Socioemotional Economy Community RelationsChapter Conclusion7 Deviance and Mental Health Defining Normal Levels of Deviance Creating Deviance Moral Entrepreneurs Labeling and De-Labeling Primary and Secondary Deviance Deviant Subcultures Deviance over the Life Course The Myth of Mental IllnessChapter Conclusion8 Doing Inequality Status Everywhere! Doing Difference Doing Gender Intersectionality Pride and Prejudice Categorizing Self and Other BorderworkChapter Conclusion 9 Institutional Life The Nature of Social Institutions Institutional Types All in the Family Work and Occupations: The Economy Education Religion and PoliticsInstitutional Intersections and InnovationsChapter Conclusion 10 Collective Behavior The Maddening Crowd Mass Hysteria Circular ReactionNew Social Movements Emergent Norm Theory Value-Added TheoryThe Anatomy of Collective Thoughts and Behavior Collective Memory, Identity, and ImaginationCollective BehaviorsChapter Conclusion References Glossary Index

Over half a century ago, sociologist Herbert Blumer used the term “symbolic interaction” (SI) to describe a theoretical approach challenging behaviorism, functionalism, and other prevailing orthodoxies in the field. Rooted in the Chicago school of sociology and American pragmatism and bearing the distinctive imprint of George Herbert Mead and Robert E. Park, this school took hold, particularly in the American Midwest. While Rohall (Missouri State Univ.) does not dwell on this history, he offers a far-ranging overview of the various currents of symbolic interaction that have arisen since Blumer. Following introductory chapters on social constructionism and methods, the remaining eight chapters take up substantive topics. As such, the book bears a resemblance to a brief, introductory sociology textbook, framed entirely in terms of one theoretical perspective. There are chapters devoted to culture, the self, socialization, emotions (less covered in introductory texts), deviance and mental health, inequality, institutions, and collective behavior. Rohall writes in an accessible manner and uses a variety of pedagogical tools, including personal notes, excerpts from “original works,” and chapter reviews of "SI online." The result is a book professors committed to symbolic interaction will find appealing.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates.