G. H. Mead is rightly considered to be one of sociology’s founding
fathers, yet to date there have been surprisingly few books devoted
to his life and work. This book fills the gap by introducing Mead’s
ideas to a younger generation of social scientists.
Beginning with a biographical account of the main events in
Mead’s career, Filipe Carreira da Silva provides a thorough
examination of Mead’s social theory of the self, the reception of
his ideas into sociology, and the relevance of his work to the
contemporary social sciences.
He focuses in detail on the core ideas associated with Mead’s
work, including gesture and the significant symbol, the I-me
distinction and the ‘generalized other’, as well as exploring less
well-known aspects of his writing.
This comprehensive introduction to Mead’s thinking will appeal
to students across the social sciences, providing a refreshing
perspective on the social nature of the individual self.
Table of Content
Acknowledgements vi
1 Introduction and General Overview 1
2 Life and Work: 1863-1931 17
3 Mead’s Social Psychology: Basic Concepts 28
4 The Social Self 42
5 Society, Mind and Self 56
6 Mead and Symbolic Interactionism 70
7 Mead and Twentieth-Century Sociology 91
8 Why Read Mead Today? 116
Notes 126
Bibliography 141
Index 152
About the author
Filipe Carreira da Silva is an Assistant Researcher at the University of Lisbon.
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