In this volume the distinguished sociologist Anselm Strauss reflects on his self-professed, lifelong intention to create sociological awareness in his readers and students.
Originally published in 1961, Images of the American City examines how Americans dealt with the rapid shock of urbanization as it evolved from an agricultural nation
Richard Bernstein expressed the view that pragmatism was ahead of its time; the same has been true of symbolic interactionism
This volume's authors point out what is ordinarily termed the psychiatric hospital's "social structure" is derived from 3 sources: the number and kinds of... Læs mere
Professions, Work and Careers addresses some of the central themes that preoccupied the eminent sociologist Anselm Strauss
Reflecting the contributions of M. Brewster Smith to social psychology and personality study, this selection includes not only his best known essays but also previously unpublished material
Identity as a concept is as elusive as everyone's sense of his own personal identity
This book contains a major statement by one of America's most preeminent sociologists on what remains an important problem in American history and social analysis: the nature and extent of movement within American society from one status to another
The French writer Arnold van Gennep first called attention to the phenomena of status passages in his Rites of Passage one hundred years ago