Research Catalog

Title

Symbolic interactionism and cultural studies : the politics of interpretation / Norman K. Denzin.

Author

Denzin, Norman K.

Publication

Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, USA : Blackwell, 1992.

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Details

Description

xviii, 217 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"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 symbolic interactionism's 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 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 of contemporary feminism and cultural studies." "Norman Denzin's programmatic analysis of symbolic interactionism develops a politics of interpretation, merging theory and practice, which will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines--from sociology to cultural studies."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Twentieth-century social theory

Uniform Title

Twentieth-century social theory

Subjects

• Culture
• Symbolic interactionism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-205) and index.

Contents

The Interactionist Heritage -- The Interpretive Heritage -- Critique and Renewal: Links to Cultural Studies -- Enter Cultural Studies -- Communication as Interactionist Problematic -- Interactionist Cultural Criticism -- Into Politics.

ISBN

• 1557862915
• 9781557862914
• 1557860599
• 9781557860590

LCCN

91033020

OCLC

• ocm24501268
• 24501268
• SCSB-1995809

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library