Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality

Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality
Author: Kent L. Sandstrom
Publisher: Ingram
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2006
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781931719674

Sociologists Sandstrom (U. of Northern Iowa), Daniel D. Martin (U. of Minnesota-Duluth), and Garl Alan Fine (Northwestern U.) offer a textbook for a social psychology course within their discipline. It is designed to introduce students to the perspective of symbolic interactionism in only one semester. No date is noted for the first edition; the se

Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality

Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality
Author: Kent L. Sandstrom
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Social psychology
ISBN: 9780199933754

The fourth edition of Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality provides students with a succinct, engaging, and affordable introduction to symbolic interactionism--the perspective that social reality is created, negotiated, and changed through the process of social interaction. Focusing on how elements of race and gender affect identity, the authors use real-world examples to discuss the personal significance of symbolic interactionism, its expanding theoretical scope, and its relationship to other prominent perspectives in sociology and social psychology. They skillfully cover empirical research topics that are inherently interesting to students, such as the dynamics of self-development, impression management, identity transformation, gender play, rumor transmission, and collective action.

The Social Construction of Reality

The Social Construction of Reality
Author: Peter L. Berger
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1453215468

A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, American Sociological Review). In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go beyond intellectual history and focus on commonsense, everyday knowledge—the proverbs, morals, values, and beliefs shared among ordinary people. When first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced the term social construction,effectively creating a new thought and transforming Western philosophy.

The Construction of Social Reality

The Construction of Social Reality
Author: John R. Searle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1439108366

This short treatise looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a ‘five-pound note’ with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch. In The Construction of Social Reality, eminent philosopher John Searle examines the structure of social reality (or those portions of the world that are facts only by human agreement, such as money, marriage, property, and government), and contrasts it to a brute reality that is independent of human agreement. Searle shows that brute reality provides the indisputable foundation for all social reality, and that social reality, while very real, is maintained by nothing more than custom and habit.

Social Representations

Social Representations
Author: Serge Moscovici
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2001
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0814756298

Serge Moscovici first introduced the concept of social representations into contemporary social psychology nearly forty years ago. Since then the theory has become one of the predominant approaches in social psychology, not only in Europe, but increasingly in the United States as well. While Moscovici's work has spread broadly across the discipline, notably through his contributions to the study of minority influences and the psychology of crowds, the study of social representations has continued to provide the central focus for one of the most distinctive and original voices in social psychology today.

Self, Symbols, and Society

Self, Symbols, and Society
Author: Nathan Rousseau
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2002
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780742516311

Students of social psychology can read in this new text original writings assembled from the founders of sociology in the nineteenth century to the latest influential works by contemporary sociologists today. Readers can gain from this book a greater appreciation of social history, deeper self-knowledge, and a heightened sense of civic concern and responsibility. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Studyguide for Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality

Studyguide for Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality
Author: Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Publisher: Cram101
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2013-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781490223063

Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again Includes all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides gives all of the outlines, highlights, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanies: 9780872893795. This item is printed on demand.

Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic Interactionism
Author: Herbert Blumer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1986
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780520056763

This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study. Blumer states that symbolic interactionism rests on three premises: that human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings of things have for them; that the meaning of such things derives from the social interaction one has with one's fellows; and that these meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process.

The Sociology of the Individual

The Sociology of the Individual
Author: Athanasia Chalari
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1473986915

What it socialization? What is interaction? What do we mean by identity? How can we explain the notion of self? What do we mean by intra-action? The Sociology of the Individual is an innovative and though-provoking sociological exploration of how the ideas of the individual and society relate. Expertly combining conceptual depth with clarity of style, Athanasia Chalari: explains the key sociological and psychological theories related to the investigation of the social and the personal analyses the ways that both sociology and psychology can contribute to a more complete understanding and theorising of everyday life uses a mix of international cases and everyday examples to encourage critical reflection. The Sociology of the Individual is an essential read for upper level undergraduates or postgraduates looking for a deeper and more sophisticated understanding of the connection between the social world and the inner life of the individual. Perfect for modules exploring the sociology of the self, self and society, and self and identity.