Symbolic Interactionism

Using a unique step-by-step, integrated approach, this text organizes the basic concepts of symbolic interactionism in such a way that students understand them clearly and are able to apply them to their own lives. It emphasizes the active side of human beingshumans as definers and users of the environment, humans as problem solvers and in control of their own actionsand it shows students how society makes us, and how we in turn shape society.

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General Thoughts

 

Charons work is appropriate for undergraduate social psychology courses at introductory and advanced levels.  It can serve as an excellent introduction to Symbolic Interactionism even at the graduate level.  There is no other text I can think of that attempts such a comprehensive introduction to the perspective.

Dr. Joel O. Powell, Minnesota State University, Moorhead

 

I really like this book.  It is well written and would generate a great deal of discussion.

Dr. Rhonda Matthews, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

 

This book is very reliable and credible!

Jennifer L. Kalfsbeek, St. Paul College

 

Readability and Writing Style

 

Charon makes very difficult concepts easy to understand without compromising their importance and complexity.  The student is held in mind throughout.

Dr. Joel O. Powell, Minnesota State University, Moorhead

 

This is perhaps the most clearly-written social science text I have ever read.

Dr. Joel O. Powell, Minnesota State University, Moorhead

 

Its a good combination of intellectual and accessible.

Dr. Rhonda Matthews, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

 

I appreciated the order and flow of the chapters in this textbook.  They are very cohesive, each chapter either supporting the coming chapter, or transitioning smoothly from the previous chapter.  My introductory-level students are able to keep up with the reading with little problem.

Jennifer L. Kalfsbeek, St. Paul College

 

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IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 

 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: The Nature Of Perspective

Chapter 2: The Perspective of Social Science

Chapter 3: Symbolic Interactionism as a Perspective

Chapter 4: The Meaning of the Symbol

Chapter 5: The Importance of the Symbols

Chapter 6: The Nature Of The Self

Chapter7: The Human Mind

Chapter 8: Taking the Role of the Other

Chapter 9: Human Action

Chapter 10: Social Interaction

Chapter 11: Society

Chapter 12: Erving Goffman

Chapter 13: Symbolic Interactionism

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter One: The Nature Of Perspective

New Perspectives Mean New Realities

Are All Perspectives Created Equal?

Some Examples of Perspectives: Informal and Formal Perspectives

 

Chapter Two: The Perspective of Social Science

Five Ways of Knowing

Science as a Perspective

Social Science as a Perspective

Sociology as a Perspective

Psychology as a Perspective

Commonalities and Differences between Sociology and Psychology

The Perspective of Social Psychology in Psychology

The Perspective of Social Psychology in Sociology

 

Chapter Three: Symbolic Interactionism as a Perspective

Introduction: Five Central Ideas

General Historical Background of Symbolic Interactionism

A Contrast with Other Perspectives: Warriner

Shibutani: Reference Groups as Perspectives

Attitudes versus Perspectives

 

Chapter Four: The Meaning of the Symbol

The Nature of Reality                                     

Objects as Social Objects

The Meaning of Symbols

Some Types of Symbols

Language

Non Symbolic Animals

 

Chapter Five: The Impor...

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