Interactionist Currents
About the Book Series
Interactionist Currents publishes contemporary interactionist works of exceptional quality to advance the state of symbolic interactionism. Rather than revisiting classical symbolic interactionist or pragmatist theory, however, this series extends the boundaries of interactionism by examining new empirical topics in subject areas that interactionists have not sufficiently examined; systematizing, organizing, and reflecting on the state of interactionist knowledge in subfields both central and novel within interactionist research; connecting interactionism with contemporary intellectual movements; and illustrating the contemporary relevance of interactionism in ways that are interesting, original, and enjoyable to read. Recognizing an honored and widely appreciated theoretical tradition, reflecting on its limitations, and opening new opportunities for the articulation of related perspectives and research agendas, this series presents work from across the social sciences that makes explicit use of interactionist ideas and concepts, interactionist research, and interactionist theory - both classical and contemporary.
People, Technology, and Social Organization: Interactionist Studies of Everyday Life
1st Edition
Edited
By Dirk vom Lehn, Will Gibson, Natalia Ruiz-Junco
January 30, 2025
This insightful and accessible book is a response to the increasing important role that technology plays in everyday life, and the urgent need for empirical studies that analyse the impact of technology on social practices. The chapters in this co-edited collection reveal how technology is oriented...
Sensing Spirits: Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts
1st Edition
By Marc A. Eaton
April 29, 2022
Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive ...
The Drama of Social Life: A Dramaturgical Handbook
1st Edition
Edited
By Charles Edgley
June 30, 2020
Whatever else they may be doing, human beings are also and always expressing themselves whenever they are in the awareness of others. As such, the metaphor of life as theater - of people playing roles to audiences who review them and then coordinate further action - is an ancient idea that has been...
Microsociological Perspectives for Environmental Sociology
1st Edition
Edited
By Bradley H. Brewster, Antony J. Puddephatt
January 14, 2020
Environmental sociology tends to be dominated by macrosociological theories, to the point that microsociological perspectives have been neglected and ignored. This collection of original work is the first book dedicated to demonstrating the utility of microsociological perspectives for ...
The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times
1st Edition
By Simon Gottschalk
September 11, 2019
Living at the dawn of a digital twenty-first century, people living in Western societies spend an increasing amount of time interacting with a terminal and interacting with others at the terminal. Because the self emerges out of interaction with others (humans and non-humans), this increasingly ...
‘Doing’ Coercion in Male Custodial Settings: An Ethnography of Italian Prison Officers Using Force
1st Edition
By Luigi Gariglio
January 17, 2019
This book offers a sustained study of one feature of the prison officer’s job: the threat and use of force, which the author calls ‘doing’ coercion. Adopting an interactionist, micro-sociological perspective, the author presents new research based on almost two years of participant ...
The Politics of Sorrow: Families, Victims, and the Micro-Organization of Youth Homicide
1st Edition
By Daniel D. Martin
November 17, 2016
Drawing on several years of research with grief support organizations and the families and friends of murdered children, this book examines the emotional experience of families in the aftermath of a homicide. It examines the politics of sorrow, offering a comparative analysis of White and ...
Challenging Myths of Masculinity: Understanding Physical Cultures
1st Edition
By Lee F. Monaghan, Michael Atkinson
October 10, 2016
Many myths surround male bodies and associated bodywork, especially when such bodywork is labelled culturally or socially atypical or 'problematic'. Bodybuilding, for example, has been explained in terms of gender inadequacy and an 'Adonis complex' akin to reverse anorexia, while men electing to ...