Symbolic Interactionism: An Introduction, an Interpretation, An Integration

by Joel M. Charon

Using a unique step-by-step, integrated approach, Symbolic 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.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Anthropology, School

241 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Jan D · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very good and useful. It was easy to read, though a bit dry. I read works by Blumer as well as symbolic interactionist ethnographies. However, some of the terms and their connections have been a bit unclear to me. The book explained the relevant elements of Symbolic Interactionism well and put it in a context.

[Deborah Beat · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some wonderful parts that really help to disect and teach Symbolic Interactionism. A fairly easy read for students and good examples overall. Yet,it tends to be redundant, repetitive, and perhaps reiterate a bit much... Just like that! I will probably use parts of it for quite some time in the classroom but definitely not the whole book again.

[Kipi (the academic stitcher) · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extremely readable book explaining symbolic interaction theory. Based on the work of George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer, there are numerous citations for the researcher or student who wants to investigate the writings of other experts.