What does it mean to call a sociological perspective “interactionism”?
Topic:
What does it mean to call a sociological perspective “interactionism”? How have different authors used the term
or approached social interactions? Compare how interactionists approach meaning in social life compared other
cultural theorists we have read. What do you see as a weakness in the interactionist perspective?
Description
For writing the paper, you can use quotations or quote the passages and compare and contrast the arguments. you
will also have to explain why you chose those quotes.
Please use the citations from the pdfs attached. These pdfs include:
Erving Goffman, “The Interaction Order,” American Sociological Review
Herbert Blumer, excerpts from Symbolic Interactionism chaps 1 (pp. 1-60) and 3 (pp. 78-89)
Randal Collins, excerpts from Interactive Ritual Chains
