Women and Symbolic Interaction

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Students and professors alike will welcome this collection designed specifically for use in a wide range of sociology and women’s studies courses.</p><p><a>This book is a re-issue originally published in 1987. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.</a></p>