Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies: The Politics of Interpretation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781557862914)

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.

Author: Norman K. Denzin
ISBN-10: 1557862915
ISBN-13: 9781557862914
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2007
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.28w x 0.61d