Bøker av Herbert Blumer

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 presents what might be regarded as an authoritative statement of its point of view, outlining its fundamental premises and sketching their implications for sociological study.

Unpublished book manuscript and related correspondence by famous symbolic interactionist Herbert Blumer concerning the work of George Herbert Mead, the founder of symbolic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.

Herbert Blumer wrote continuously and voluminously. 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. This volume includes an introductory essay that outlines Blumer's metatheoretical stance.