{"product_id":"9781557862914","title":"Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies The Politics of Interpretation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTwentieth Century Social Theory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSymbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Politics of Interpretation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNorman K. Denzin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSymbolic 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorman 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorman Denzin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology, Communications and Humanities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSociological Methods: The Research Act\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Interpretive Interactionism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Recovering Alcoholic\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e The Alcoholic Self\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Cooley Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction in 1988. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eStudies in Symbolic Interaction: A Research Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sociological Quaterly.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557862914\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e236\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314351108236,"sku":"9781557862914","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781557862914.jpg?v=1780144409","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557862914","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}