George Herbert Mead and Human Conduct

Herbert Blumer, Thomas J. Morrione

• Publisher: AltaMira Press
• Year: 2003
• eBook ISBN: 9780759112537
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

In this posthumous volume, renowned sociologist Herbert Blumer analyzes George Herbert MeadOs position in the study of human conduct. Engaged with MeadOs work for over half a century, Blumer explored MeadOs ideas for developing the theoretical and methodological position of symbolic interactionism, a term that Blumer would later introduce. Although Blumer focused on the sociological and social psychological implications of MeadOs pragmatism, his objective was to explore social processes embodied in and formed through social action. Envisioning individual and collective social action as ongoing accomplishments achieved through symbolic interaction, Blumer insisted on grounding scholarly knowledge about the human condition in the empirical world of peopleOs experiences. Organized and introduced by Thomas J. Morrione, a colleague and friend to whom Blumer entrusted his unpublished papers, the volume also includes BlumerOs correspondence with David L. Miller about Mead's theories and other related correspondence. For a greater understanding of both MeadOs philosophies and Blumer's, this volume will be essential reading for students and teachers of social theory and symbolic interactionism.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
• 1 - Introduction
• 2 - George Herbert Mead and Human Conduct
• 3 - Objects
• 4 - The Self
• 5 - The Individual Act
• 6 - The Social Act
• EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION TO THE APPENDIXES: CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HERBERT BLUMER AND DAVID L. MILLER AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
• Appendix I - HERBERT BLUMER AND DAVID L. MILLER: ON GEORGE HERBERT MEAD’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN CONDUCT
• Appendix 2 - SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
• Appendix 3 - HERBERT BLUMER: A BIOGRAPHY
• REFERENCES
• INDEX
• ABOUT THE EDITOR