Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies
Author | : Norman K. Denzin |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2008-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780470698419 |
ISBN-13 | : 0470698411 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring - and certainly the most sociological - of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman K. Denzin traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter with poststructuralism and postmodernism. Arguing that if interactionism is to continue to thrive and grow it must incorporate elements of post structural and post-modern theory into its underlying views of history, culture and politics, the author develops a research agenda which merges the interactionist sociological imagination with the critical insights on contemporary feminism and cultural studies. Norman Denzin's programmatic analysis of symbolic interactionism, which develops a politics of interpretation merging theory and practice, will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines, from sociology to cultural studies.