Symbolic Interactionism: An Introduction, An Interpretation, An Integration

Symbolic Interactionism: An Introduction, An Interpretation, An Integration

Using a unique step-by-step, <I>integrated approach</I>, this text organizes the basic concepts of symbolic interactionism in such a way that students understand them clearly and are able to <I>apply</I> them to their own lives. It emphasizes the <I>active </I>side of human beings–humans as definers and users of the environment, humans as problem solvers and in control of their own actions–and it shows students how society makes <I>us</I>, and how we in turn <I>shape</I> society.