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A Symbolic Interactionist Analysis of Politics

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ID2273708
AuthorsPeter M Hall (0000-0001-8525-3282, University of Missouri, corresponding author)
Year1972
Volume42
Issue3-4
Pages35-75
Publication date1972-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.1972.tb00229.x
OpenAlexW2091136279
LanguageEN
Citations received88
References cited36

The purpose of this article will be to outline a symbolic interactionist approach to the study of politics in the United States. In the course of this presentation, the basic assumptions and concepts of the interactionist perspective will be presented, culminating in a model of society as a negotiated order. This model in conjunction with definitions of power and politics will provide the basis for analyzing the processes of power. The article will focus on and emphasize two mechanisms of power, information flow control and symbolic mobilization of support, which have previously been unrecognized and unan-alyzed. In the conclusion, the strengths and weaknesses of the approach will be discussed

Epistemology · Focus (optics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presentation (obstetrics · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic data analysis · Symbolic interactionism · Symbolic power · The Symbolic · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Medicine · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Theoretical Computer Science

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Unique citing works88
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