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Women and Symbolic Interaction
About this book
Symbolic interaction explains the world of social behavior and the development of the "self" as a function of social learning. As such, it plays an instrumental role in describing the processes that create women's everyday lives and also, their gender-specific behaviors. Originally published in 1987, the readings collected for this volume were designed to link the sociological study of women to the well-developed and well-known tradition of symbolic interactionists' research and theory.
The volume brings together an outstanding collection of readings on women from a symbolic interactionist perspective. The majority of these carefully selected and classroom-tested readings were published in the 1980s. One early study is included to provide a historical perspective on contemporary works. Topics addressed include childhood socialization, marriage and the home, the marketplace and social class, and adult socialization.
Students and professors alike will welcome this collection designed specifically for use in a wide range of sociology and women's studies courses.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Section I Beginning
- Section II The Emergence of Women from Social Interaction
- Section III Acquiring Gender: Childhood Socialization
- Section IV Acquiring and Negotiating Gender: Adult Socialization
- Section V Marriage and the Home: The Family Claim for Wives
- Section VI Marriage and the Home: The Family Claim for Mothers
- Section VII The Marketplace and Social Class: The Social Claim
- Section VIII Woring Hypotheses as Problematic “Solutions”
- Section IX Concluding and Beginning
- Index