Symbolic interactionism /
Symbolic interactionism is a perspective that views and studies group life and human behaviour by emphasizing social action and social process. Human interaction continually reifies, redefines, or reshapes how we understand the world around us, how structure impinges on our lives, and how we sociall...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Theoretical foundations of qualitative research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Symbolic interactionism is a perspective that views and studies group life and human behaviour by emphasizing social action and social process. Human interaction continually reifies, redefines, or reshapes how we understand the world around us, how structure impinges on our lives, and how we socially construct meaning. Symbolic interactionism developed from American pragmatism and the Chicago School in the early to mid-20th century and, while originally rooted in the United States, flourishes in other countries as well, such as Italy, the United Kingdom, and China. Symbolic interactionism has most often taken a microsociological approach to studying the social world, arguing that researchers can learn a great deal about the macro, for example systemic racism, by getting on the ground and seeing how it plays out ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529746723 1529746728 9781526421036 1526421038 |