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Symbolic Interactionism : An Introduction, an Interpretation, an Integration

ISBN: 9780132276917 | 0132276917
Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007

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SummaryTable of Contents
Using a unique step-by-step, integrated approach, "Symbolic Interactionism: An Introduction, an Interpretation "organizes the basic concepts of symbolic interactionism in such a way that the reader clearly understands the concepts and is able to "apply" them to their own lives. It emphasizes the "active "side of human beings- humans as definers and users of the environment, humans as problem solvers and in control of their own actions- and it shows students how society makes "us," and how we in turn "shape" society.
Prefacexi
1 The Nature of Perspective
1(13)
New Perspectives Mean New Realities
6(3)
... MORE
Perspectives Are Socially Created
9(1)
Are All Perspectives Created Equal?
9(2)
Summary
11(1)
Some Examples of Perspectives: Informal and Formal Perspectives
11(3)
2 The Perspective of Social Science
14(14)
Five Ways of Knowing
14(1)
Science as a Perspective
15(2)
Social Science as a Perspective
17(9)
Sociology As a Perspective
18(2)
Psychology As a Perspective
20(1)
Commonalities and Differences Between Sociology and Psychology
21(1)
The Perspective of Social Psychology in Psychology
22(2)
The Perspective of Social Psychology in Sociology
24(2)
Summary
26(2)
3 Symbolic Interactionism As a Perspective
28(15)
Introduction: Five Central Ideas
29(1)
General Historical Background of Symbolic Interactionism
30(5)
Mead and Pragmatism
31(1)
Mead and Darwin
32(2)
Mead and Behaviorism
34(1)
A Contrast with Other Perspectives: Warriner
35(1)
Shibutani: Reference Groups as Perspectives
36(3)
Attitudes Versus Perspectives
39(2)
Summary
41(2)
4 The Meaning of the Symbol
43(16)
The Nature of Reality
44(2)
Importance of a Socially Defined Reality
45(1)
Objects as "Social Objects"
46(2)
The Meaning of Symbols
48(3)
Some Types of Symbols
51(1)
Language
52(2)
Words Are Categories
53(1)
Nonsymbolic Animals
54(3)
How Animals Approach Environment
55(1)
Symbols Versus Signs
56(1)
Summary
57(2)
5 The Importance of the Symbol
59(12)
Symbols and Social Reality
60(1)
Symbols and Human Social Life
61(2)
Symbols and the Individual
63(6)
Naming, Memory, Categorizing
64(1)
Perception
64(1)
Thinking
65(1)
Deliberation and Problem Solving
65(1)
Transcendence of Space and Time
66(1)
Transcendence of One's Own Person 67 Abstract Reality
67(1)
Creativity
68(1)
Self-Direction
68(1)
The Importance of Symbols: A Summary
69(2)
6 The Nature of the Self
71(22)
Self as a Social Object
72(2)
Self as Social: Four Social Stages for Self-Development
74(4)
The Preparatory Stage
75(1)
The Play Stage
75(1)
The Game Stage
76(1)
The Reference Group Stage
77(1)
Selves as Ever-Changing Social Objects
78(1)
Self as Object
79(1)
1. Action Toward Self: Self-Communication
80(1)
2. Action Toward Self: Self-Perception
81(7)
Self-Perception: Assessment of Our Own Action
81(1)
Self-Perception: The Development of Self-Concept
82(1)
Self-Perception: Self-Judgment
82(4)
Self-Perception: Identity
86(2)
3. Action Toward Self: Self-Control
88(2)
Central Ideas about the Self
90(1)
The "I" and the "Me"
91(2)
7 The Human Mind
93(11)
The Meaning of Mind: Symbolic Interaction Toward Self
94(1)
Mind Action: Making Indications Toward Self
95(1)
Mind Action: The Ability to Control Overt Action
96(1)
Mind Action: The Ability to Problem Solve
97(3)
Mind Action Is Part of All Social Interaction
100(2)
Summary
102(2)
8 Taking the Role of the Other
104(12)
Imagination and Taking the Role of the Other
105(1)
Symbols, Self, Mind, and Taking the Role of the Other
106(1)
The Meaning of "Taking the Role of the Other"
107(2)
Taking the Role of the Other: Significant Others, Generalized Other, and Others in the Situation
109(2)
The Importance of Taking the Role of the Other
111(3)
Summary
114(2)
9 Human Action
116(24)
The "Stream of Action"
118(2)
The Act
120(2)
Action, Goals, and Social Objects
122(1)
Mead's Four Stages of the Act
123(3)
Another Look at Mead's Four Stages of the Act
125(1)
Locating the "Cause" of Human Action
126(2)
The Definition of the Situation
128(2)
Habitual Action
130(1)
The Role of the Past in Human Action
131(1)
The Role of the Future in Human Action
132(1)
Action and Motives
133(2)
Action and Emotions
135(2)
Human Action and Free Choice
137(1)
Summary
138(2)
10 Social Interaction140(14)
The Meaning of Social Interaction
141(3)
Social Interaction Develops Out of Social Action
141(1)
Social Interaction Is Ongoing Social Action Among Actors
142(2)
The General Importance of Social Interaction
144(1)
1. Social Interaction Forms Our Basic Human Qualities
144(1)
2. Social Interaction Is an Importance Cause of Human Action
145(3)
3. Social Interaction Shapes Identities
148(5)
4. Social Interaction Creates Society
153(1)
Summary
153(1)
11 Society154(20)
Two Views of Society
155(1)
Groups, Organizations, Social Worlds, and Societies
156(1)
1. Society Is Symbolic Interaction
157(2)
2. Society Is Symbolic Interaction That Is Characterized by Cooperative Action
159(3)
3. Society Is Social Interaction That Is Symbolic, That Is Characterized by Cooperation, and That Develops Culture
162(5)
Culture Is a Shared Perspective
162(1)
Culture Is a Generalized Other
163(1)
Culture Maintains Society
164(1)
Culture Is Ever-changing
165(2)
The Meaning of Society: A Summary
167(2)
The Individual Exists Within Many Societies
169(2)
The Active Human Being in Society
171(1)
Summary
172(2)
12 Erving Goffman174(15)
Goffman and Symbolic Interactionism
174(1)
Drama in Interaction
175(4)
Impressions and Performance
175(2)
Performance Teams
177(1)
Reaction to Goffman's Dramaturgical View
178(1)
The Self of Social Interaction
179(3)
Goffman's View of Self
179(1)
Social Control and Self
180(2)
Rituals of Interaction
182(3)
The Meaning of Ritual
182(2)
The Importance of Ritual
184(1)
The Environments of Social Interaction
185(2)
Summary
187(2)
13 Symbolic Interactionism: A Final Assessment189(28)
Symbolic Interactionism and Human Freedom: A Review
190(2)
Symbolic Interactionism and Science
192(4)
Symbolic Interactionism: Some Representative Studies
196(9)
A Study of Pregnant Drug Users
196(1)
A Study of Sam's Definition of Pain and Injury
197(1)
A Study of Identity Formation in a Maximum-Security Prison
198(2)
A Study of First-time Tattooees
200(1)
A Study of Compulsive Gamblers
201(1)
A Study of Student Anxiety: Not Studying Hegel So Much as Doing Laundry
202(3)
Symbolic Interactionism: Some Examples of Application
205(9)
An Understanding of Society
206(1)
An Understanding of Racism in Society
207(2)
An Understanding of Gender Differences
209(2)
An Understanding of Childhood Socialization
211(2)
Symbolic Interactionism: A View of the College Experience
213(1)
Symbolic Interactionism: A Final Look at Application
213(1)
The Importance of the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
214(2)
Summary
216(1)
References217(12)
Index229

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