Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology
"Erudite, accessible, and empirically grounded,Symbols, Selves, and Social Realityprovides a refreshing newcomer to the crowded field of social psychology. Simultaneously, it presents abstract concepts and theories, all the while locating these in the most cogent examples of symbolic interactionist research. The authors are to be applauded for producing a text that creates chatter and excitement among students as they see sociological theory come alive in research and practice."--Peter Adler,University of Denver"This book is a gem for both students and sociologists! The authors have succeeded in depicting the symbolic interactionist (SI) perspective in a scholarly, comprehensive, and lucid manner. The book is replete with compelling empirical examples and applications of SI concepts and principles. Students get a sense of how the SI perspective has [evolved]. Thus, they see the perspective as a dynamic, empirically grounded, and thriving approach rather than a static one."--Michael Klausner, Excerpt from Review inTeaching Sociology--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.