Symbols, Selves, And Social Reality

by Sandstrom, Kent L.; Martin, Daniel D.; Fine, Gary Alan

• ISBN13: 9781931719674
• ISBN10: 1931719675
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-16
• Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co

Table of Contents

In Appreciation	vii
About the Authors	viii
Introduction to Instructors	ix
Distinctive Features of Our Text	ix
New to the Second Edition	x
Concluding Thoughts for Instructors	x
The Meaning of Symbolic Interactionism	1	(26)
The Origins and Development of Symbolic Interactionism	2	(5)
Pragmatism and Sociology: The Contributions of George Herbert Mead	4	(2)
The Emergence of Symbolic Interactionism	6	(1)
Guiding Assumptions of the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective	7	(6)
Methodological Traditions and Practices	13	(6)
Changing Directions in Ethnographic Practice and Writing	14	(4)
Alternatives to Ethnography: The Iowa School and Conventional Scientific Methods	18	(1)
How Is Symbolic Interactionism Relevant and Beneficial to You?	19	(1)
Understanding Agency	19	(1)
Joint Action	20	(1)
Summary	20	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	22	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	23	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	23	(4)
People as Symbol Makers and Users: Language and the Creation of Social Reality	27	(30)
Creating and Transforming Reality	27	(5)
Sensation	28	(1)
Conceptualization and Categorization	29	(1)
Symbols, Signs, and Meanings	29	(1)
The Importance of Symbols	30	(1)
Naming `Reality' and Creating Meaningful Objects	31	(1)
Language, Naming, and the Construction of Reality	32	(18)
The Necessity of Language	37	(2)
Language, Naming, and Our Constructions of Others	39	(8)
Language, Naming, and the Construction of `Inner' Reality: Emotional Experience	47	(3)
Summary	50	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	52	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	53	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	54	(3)
Socialization: The Creation of Meaning and Identity	57	(34)
Self-Development and the Stages of Socialization	59	(8)
The Preparatory Stage	62	(1)
The Play Stage	62	(1)
The Game Stage	63	(1)
The Emergence of the Dialectical Self: The `I' and the `Me'	64	(2)
Refinements of Mead's Theory of Self-Development	66	(1)
Socialization and the Creation of Gender Identity	67	(10)
Creating Gender Identity in Early Childhood	68	(1)
Re-creating Gender Identity: Preadolescent Culture and Play	69	(4)
Boys and Girls Together: Learning and Maintaining Gender Boundaries	73	(4)
Socialization as an Ongoing Process: Turning Points in Identity	77	(5)
Passage Into Adulthood	78	(2)
Turning Points and Epiphanies: The Case of HIV/AIDS	80	(2)
Summary	82	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	84	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	85	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	86	(5)
The Nature and Significance of the Self	91	(34)
What Is the Self?	92	(2)
The Self as Social Process	94	(2)
The Self as Social Structure	96	(8)
The Self-Concept: Its Structure and Contents	97	(4)
Self-Esteem and Its Sources: Beyond the Looking-Glass Self	101	(2)
The Impact of the Self-Concept	103	(1)
The Self as Dramatic Effect	104	(9)
Staging the Self in Everyday Life	104	(4)
Regions of Self-Presentation	108	(1)
The Self as Situated Identity	108	(5)
Beyond Goffman: The Drama of Self Versus the Experience of Self	113	(1)
The Experience of Self in Postmodern Society	113	(4)
Summary	117	(1)
Glossary of Key Terms	118	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	119	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	120	(5)
Role Taking, Role Making, and the Coordination of Action	125	(26)
Defining Situations and Their Reality	125	(3)
Roles, Role Taking, and Role Making	128	(4)
Role Taking	128	(2)
Role Making	130	(2)
The Coordination of Social Behavior: Aligning Actions	132	(3)
Aligning Actions and Motive Talk	132	(3)
Emotions and the Coordination of Behavior	135	(3)
Emotions and Role Attachments: Role Embracement Versus Role Distance	136	(2)
Power, Constraint, and the Coordination of Behavior	138	(3)
Relationships, Power, and Constraint	138	(1)
The Characteristics of Asymmetrical Relationships	139	(2)
Social Life as a Negotiated Order	141	(3)
Summary	144	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	146	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	147	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	147	(4)
The Politics of Social Reality: Constructing and Negotiating Deviance	151	(32)
What Is Deviance?	152	(2)
The Absolutist View	152	(1)
The Relativist View	153	(1)
Labeling Theory and the Social Construction of Deviance	154	(17)
The Banning Process: Moral Entrepreneurs and the Making of Deviance	155	(1)
Rule Creators	155	(1)
Rule Enforcers	156	(2)
The Detection Process: Seeing Deviance and Deviants	158	(4)
The Attribution Process: Imputing Motives and Negotiating Identities	162	(5)
The Reaction Process: Sanctioning and Its Effects	167	(2)
Challenging and Transforming Deviant Labels: Tertiary Deviance	169	(2)
Limitations and Extensions of Labeling Theory	171	(2)
The Construction of Social Problems	173	(2)
Summary	175	(1)
Glossary of Key Terms	176	(2)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	178	(2)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	180	(3)
Collective Behavior and Social Movements	183	(26)
Collective Behavior	183	(10)
Riots	185	(2)
Rumors	187	(4)
Panics	191	(2)
Social Movements	193	(9)
How Do Social Movements Emerge, and Why Do People Join Them?	194	(1)
Strategies and Bases of Movement Recruitment	195	(2)
Ideology, Identity, and Commitment	197	(2)
Frame Analysis and Alignment	199	(3)
Summary	202	(2)
Glossary of Key Terms	204	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	205	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	206	(3)
The Value and Future of Symbolic Interactionism	209	(20)
SI and Related Social Psychological Perspectives	210	(7)
Dramaturgical Theory	210	(2)
Exchange Theory	212	(1)
Social Cognition Theory	213	(2)
Ethnomethodology	215	(2)
The Key Contributions and Unfinished Business of SI	217	(6)
Language and Meanings	217	(1)
Emotions and Emotion Work	218	(1)
Self-Development and Identity Work	219	(1)
Social Organization and Collective Action	220	(1)
Power, Inequality, and Postmodernity	221	(2)
Conclusions	223	(1)
Glossary of Key Terms	224	(1)
Questions for Reflection or Assignment	225	(1)
Suggested Readings for Further Study	225	(4)
Author Index	229	(3)
Subject Index	232