Symbolic interactionism and cultural studies : the politics of interpretation

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Symbolic interactionism and cultural studies : the politics of interpretation

Norman K. Denzin

(Twentieth-century social theory)

Blackwell, 1992

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliography (p. [172]-205) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hard ISBN 9781557860590

Description

Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring - and certainly the most sociological - of all social psychologies. In this 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 poststructural and postmodern 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 of contemporary feminism and cultural studies. Norman Denzin's programmatic analysis of symbolic interactionism, which develops a politics of interpretation merging theory and practice, should be of interest to students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines, from sociology to cultural studies.

Table of Contents

  • The interactionist heritage
  • the interpretive heritage
  • critique and renewal
  • from interpretation to cultural studies
  • communications as the interactionist problematic
  • interactionist cultural criticism
  • the politics of cultural studies.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781557862914

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. The Interactionist Heritage. 2. The Interpretive Heritage. 3. Critique and Renewal: Links to Cultural Studies. 4. Enter Cultural Studies. 5. Communications as the Interactionist Problematic. 6. Interactionist Cultural Criticism. 7. Into Politics. References. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA17039434
  • ISBN
    • 1557860599
    • 1557862915
  • LCCN
    91033020
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 217 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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