Self and Society explores the ways in which society, culture, and history affect how we define our experiences and ourselves. This reader contains 24 essays divided into four topical sections: the social construction of reality, sociology of thought and emotions, the self in social context, and interaction and inequality.
About the Author
Ann Branaman teaches sociology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. She is the co-editor of The Goffman Reader (Blackwell, 1997).
Features
* A balanced theoretical approach covering social structure and personality, interaction and inequality, and cultural/historical dimensions of social psychology. * Sectional headnotes and editorial matter explain key points to facilitate comprehension. * Contains twenty key classic and contemporary selections by the most important sociologists in the field of social psychology.
