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Symbolic Interaction in Society
Core text for the symbolic interaction course - often called “Self and Society” or “Individual and Society” – most often taught in sociology departments.
Symbolic Interaction in Society offers a systematic application of symbolic interaction to everyday life. In addition to providing an overview of the theory and methods of symbolic interaction, it includes theory and research related to all of the relevant topics in sociology race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social institutions, and social change.
This book is written in a way that encourages students to employ symbolic interactionist concepts and principles throughout the text. Students are asked to put themselves into particular situations and consider how they would respond to the other people in that scenario. In doing so, students are able to see that human interaction is both stable and dynamic, that people can be predictable but that they also have agency, the ability to make number of decisions in a given situation. The goal is to show students the practical value of symbolic interaction for understanding their social lives today.
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Symbolic Interaction in Society offers a systematic application of symbolic interaction to everyday life. In addition to providing an overview of the theory and methods of symbolic interaction, it includes theory and research related to all of the relevant topics in sociology race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social institutions, and social change.
This book is written in a way that encourages students to employ symbolic interactionist concepts and principles throughout the text. Students are asked to put themselves into particular situations and consider how they would respond to the other people in that scenario. In doing so, students are able to see that human interaction is both stable and dynamic, that people can be predictable but that they also have agency, the ability to make number of decisions in a given situation. The goal is to show students the practical value of symbolic interaction for understanding their social lives today.
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296 pages, Paperback
Published September 3, 2019
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April 24, 2021
This is a text book. That said, Rohall writes in a highly creative, easy to read and highly understandable style. He makes often complex microsociological ideas easy for the reader/student to grasp and comprehend. I've used several of his works over the years and found his ability to communicate a valuable resource.
If I have any critique of Rohall, it may have to do with depth. There are several topics I would like to see either expanded or covered in slightly more comprehensive ways. That said, these are reasonably minor.
If one is looking for a book on contemporary Symbolic Interaction issues, this is well recommended.
If I have any critique of Rohall, it may have to do with depth. There are several topics I would like to see either expanded or covered in slightly more comprehensive ways. That said, these are reasonably minor.
If one is looking for a book on contemporary Symbolic Interaction issues, this is well recommended.
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