Filipe Carreira da Silva 
G.H. Mead [EPUB ebook] 
A Critical Introduction

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.

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