1st Edition

Domination and Subjugation in Everyday Life

260 Pages

by Routledge

260 Pages

by Routledge

260 Pages

by Routledge

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Reputable scholars have long charged that symbolic interactionism, which is based on the principle of "sociality," discounts the importance that subordination plays in human groups. Emphasizing dominance and power, Athens explains how subordination operates in human group life from a new interactionist's perspective, aptly dubbed by him, "radical interactionism." Expanding on the work of... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

Foreword

1 The Idea of a "Radical Interactionism"

2 Radical and Symbolic Interactionism: Demarcating Their Borders

3 Mead's Conception of the Social Act: A Radical Interactionist's Critique

4 Park's Notion of Collective Behavior: A Radical Interactionist's Critique

5 Mead's Analysis of Social Conflict: A Radical Interactionist's Critique

6 Park's Analysis of Human Conflict: A Radical Interactionist's Critique

7 Human Subjugation from a Radical Interactionist's Perspective

8 Dominative Orders and Their Change

9 Dominative Encounters: From Tiffs to Wars