The Mainstream of Consciousness
An Interactions Analysis of a Phenomenological Concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2480851 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avery Sharron (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-62 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Symbolic Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6086 • E-ISSN: 1533-8665 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/si.1985.8.1.47 |
| OpenAlex | W2040968305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
William James' concept of a personal 'stream of consciousness' was carried in a phenomenological direction by Alfred Schutz, who showed that people create their individual and interpersonal reality through selective attention to one another. This idea is discussed here from a symbolic-interactionist standpoint, wherein the various 'streams' become one 'mainstream' of social thought, consciousness and action. Fundamental concepts of interpretive sociology such as the self, meaningful objects, interpersonal encounters and relations, and social reality, are examined through observations of a jazz ensemble during rehearsals, using James' original ideas and their further development by Schutz
Action (physics · Consciousness · Epistemology · Interpersonal communication · Mainstream · Narrative · Phenomenological sociology · Phenomenology (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Stream of consciousness (narrative mode · Symbolic interactionism · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Max Weber
Making Music Together
The value of examinations as determining a teacher's fitness for work
On Multiple Realities
The social construction of reality
Exchange and Power in Social Life
The phenomenology of the social world
William James' Concept of the Stream of Thought Phenomenologically Interpreted
The principles of psychology
Exchange and power in social life
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
From the Native's Point of View
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2006 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |