Current Search: Blumer, Herbert,--1900-1987--Criticism and interpretation (x)
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Title
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The symbolic interactionist root images of Herbert Blumer: Their theoretical consistency and their application to his substantive research.
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Creator
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Dupont, Benoit Yves., Florida Atlantic University, Tarantino, Santo J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
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Abstract/Description
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The thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Blumer's theoretical concepts, or root images, which constitute the theoretical framework of his symbolic interactionism. It is argued that the root images are consistent theoretical concepts in that they do not present a subjectivist, a voluntaristic, an astructural, and a microsociological bias. A study of the application of Blumer's root images to his substantive research is developed along a classification of social groups into what Blumer calls...
Show moreThe thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Blumer's theoretical concepts, or root images, which constitute the theoretical framework of his symbolic interactionism. It is argued that the root images are consistent theoretical concepts in that they do not present a subjectivist, a voluntaristic, an astructural, and a microsociological bias. A study of the application of Blumer's root images to his substantive research is developed along a classification of social groups into what Blumer calls "collectivities", i.e. elementary collective groups (the crowd, the mass, the public) and social movements, and "organizations", i.e. labor unions and management organizations. The analysis shows the validity of symbolic interactionism as a macrosociological theory. It nevertheless suggests some theoretical refinements as to the symbolic interactionist treatment of macro social groups.
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Date Issued
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1993
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14888
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Subject Headings
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Blumer, Herbert,--1900-1987--Criticism and interpretation, Symbolic interactionism
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Format
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Document (PDF)
