This volume is a Festschrift for Professor Herbert Blumer, one of the foremost sociologists of today, and the chief proponent of the symbolic interactionist approach. The editor, Tamotsu Shibutani, has collected articles written by Dr. Blumer's students, colleagues and friends. These discussions represent a wide diversity of views as they investigate Dr. Blumer's areas of specialization: theory and methodology, social psychology, collective behavior, and sociology and social policy. The authors of these readings wish to honor Dr. Blumer for his contributions to sociology and to society. He has been a pioneer in a still underdeveloped discipline who has stressed the importance in inductive, exploratory inquiries as he called for a closer examination of human life. The readings not only discuss Dr. Blumer's accomplishments, but also criticize and elaborate upon his findings. The result is a book of readings which provides a thorough analysis of Herbert Blumer's approach to sociology.

Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method

Politics & Social Sciences

BLUMER, Herbert

Social Sciences

PRENTICE/HALL

Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change: A Critical Analysis (Communication & Social Order)

Herbert Blumer wrote continuously and voluminously, and consequently left a vast array of unpublished work at the time of his death in 1987. This posthumously published volume testifies further to his perceptive analysis of large-scale social organizations and elegant application of symbolic interactionist principles. Blumer's focus on the processual nature of social life and on the significance of the communicative interpretation of social contexts is manifest in his theory of industrialization and social change. His theory entails three major points: industrialization must be seen in processual terms, and the industrialization process is different for different historical periods; the consequences of industrialization are a function of the interpretive nature of human action and resembles a neutral framework within which groups interpret the meaning of industrial relations, and the industrial sector must be viewed in terms of power relations; industrial societies contain inherently conflicting interests. The editors' introductory essay outlines Blumer's metatheoretical stance (symbolic interactionism) and its emphasis on the adjustive character of social life. It places Blumer's theory in the context of contemporary macro theory, including world systems theory, resource dependence theory, and modernization theory.

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

Herbert Blumer wrote continuously and voluminously, and consequently left a vast array of unpublished work at the time of his death in 1987. This posthumously published volume testifies further to his perceptive analysis of large-scale social organizations and elegant application of symbolic interactionist principles.Blumer's focus on the processual nature of social life and on the significance of the communicative interpretation of social contexts is manifest in his theory of industrialization and social change. His theory entails three major points: industrialization must be seen in processual terms, and the industrialization process is different for different historical periods; the consequences of industrialization are a function of the interpretive nature of human action and resembles a neutral framework within which groups interpret the meaning of industrial relations, and the industrial sector must be viewed in terms of power relations; industrial societies contain inherently conflicting interests.The editors' introductory essay outlines Blumer's metatheoretical stance (symbolic interactionism) and its emphasis on the adjustive character of social life. It places Blumer's theory in the context of contemporary macro theory, including world systems theory, resource dependence theory, and modernization theory.

Movies and conduct (The Literature of cinema)

Arno Press

This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study. Blumer states that symbolic interactionism rests on three premises: that human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings of things have for them; that the meaning of such things derives from the social interaction one has with one's fellows; and that these meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process.

University of California

This is a collection of articles dealing with the point of view of symbolic interactionism and with the topic of methodology in the discipline of sociology. It is written by the leading figure in the school of symbolic interactionism, and presents what might be regarded as the most authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study. Blumer states that symbolic interactionism rests on three premises: that human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings of things have for them; that the meaning of such things derives from the social interaction one has with one's fellows; and that these meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process.

University of California Press

George Herbert Mead and Human Conduct

In this posthumous volume, renowned sociologist Herbert Blumer analyzes George Herbert MeadOs position in the study of human conduct. Engaged with MeadOs work for over half a century, Blumer explored MeadOs ideas for developing the theoretical and methodological position of symbolic interactionism, a term that Blumer would later introduce. Although Blumer focused on the sociological and social psychological implications of MeadOs pragmatism, his objective was to explore social processes embodied in and formed through social action. Envisioning individual and collective social action as ongoing accomplishments achieved through symbolic interaction, Blumer insisted on grounding scholarly knowledge about the human condition in the empirical world of peopleOs experiences. Organized and introduced by Thomas J. Morrione, a colleague and friend to whom Blumer entrusted his unpublished papers, the volume also includes BlumerOs correspondence with David L. Miller about Mead's theories and other related correspondence. For a greater understanding of both MeadOs philosophies and Blumer's, this volume will be essential reading for students and teachers of social theory and symbolic interactionism.

AltaMira Press

Unpublished book manuscript and related correspondence by famous symbolic interactionist Herbert Blumer concerning the work of George Herbert Mead, the founder of symbolic interactionism. Includes an introduction and notes by Thomas J. Morrione.

Collective Behavior (Reprint Series in Social Sciences)

Irvington Pub.

Movies and Conduct

History

Legare Street Press

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Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method

Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change: A Critical Analysis (Communication & Social Order)

Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change: A Critical Analysis (Communication & Social Order)

Movies and conduct (The Literature of cinema)

Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method

Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method

George Herbert Mead and Human Conduct

George Herbert Mead and Human Conduct

Collective Behavior (Reprint Series in Social Sciences)

Movies and Conduct