The Definition of Situation
Some Theoretical and Methodological Consequences of Taking W. I. Thomas Seriously
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7104478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald W Ball (University of Victoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-82 |
| Publication date | 1972-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8308 • E-ISSN: 1468-5914 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5914.1972.tb00304.x |
| OpenAlex | W2146906249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 21 |
Ball (mathematics · Citation · Epistemology · Library science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Definition of the situation
The emergence of problem structuring methods, 1950s–1989
Die Umgebung der Theorie
Constructivism and the study of human communication
Dynamics of Situation Definition
Friend or Foe
Organizing Communication Behavior
Defining the Ambiguous Situation
The Co‐Construction and Co‐Deconstruction of Childhood and Sociology
Emotions and Care‐seeking During Acute Myocardial Infarction
Choosing situations for a purpose
The Politics of Problems
Images into models
Reporters confront the president
Social Behavior in Organizational Studies
Existential Sociology
Law and the Behavioral Sciences
The Perceived Environment in Behavioral Science
The structure of emotions during acute myocardial infarction
Being-in-the-Market Versus Being-in-the-Plaza
Making Violence by Doing Work
Defining the situation
Sociological theory
A dictionary of the social sciences
Collected Papers
The Ethnography of Communication
The social construction of reality
Interaction Ritual
I. Knowledge of Other Minds
Human Behavior and Social Processes
W. I. Thomas on Social Organization and Social Personality
On the social psychology of the psychological experiment
Other
Social Theory and Social Structure
The Contribution of William Isaac Thomas to Sociology
Ecological Correlations and the Behavior of Individuals
The Sociology of Child Development
American Kinship
Human Behavior
Sociology
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2025 (53) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |