George Herbert Mead on Social Psychology

by George Herbert Mead, Anselm L. Strauss (Editor)

One of the most brilliantly original of American pragmatists, George Herbert Mead published surprisingly few major papers and not a single book during his lifetime. Yet his influence on American sociology and social psychology since World War II has been exceedingly strong.

This volume is a revised and enlarged edition of the book formerly published under the title The Social Psychology of George Herbert Mead . It contains selections from Mead's posthumous Mind, Self, and Society; Movements of Thought in the Nineteenth Century; The Philosophy of the Act; and The Philosophy of the Present , together with an incisive, newly revised, introductory essay by Anselm Strauss on the importance of Mead for contemporary social psychology.

"Required reading for the social scientist."—Milton L. Barron, Nation

Genres: Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago. He was one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism, and was an important influence on what has come to be referred to as the Chicago School of Sociology.

Reviews

[Yehuda Horowitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding essays by a true master.

[Aidan Corrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit of a crazy binge but I read with great intent and empty fully days. A golden piece of work, pertaining to connecting my own views on social existence from different places. I am so grateful for this contribution to the pragmatist tradition, but he is not that plucky of a writer. His love for Darwin is very misplaced, I think many ideas about development could fit perfectly into the treatment he particularly gives evolution, but I did appreciate a reframing on an idea which I view as absolutely bankrupt. NO MORE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE FOR PHILOSOPHICAL PRECEPTS- PLEASE! The introduction and examination of the“I” “Me” and “Generalized Other” are all such useful tools.

[Merkurius · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Mead but I don't love have to read 350 pages of Mead in a week. Not my best experience.