Symbolic interactionism

Canadian-American sociologist (1922–1982)

American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist

act which takes into account the actions and reactions of (other) individuals or agents

a sociological theory focused on cultural symbols exchanged during interpersonal interactions

In social science, antipositivism (also interpretivism, negativism or antinaturalism) is a theoretical stance which proposes that the social realm cannot be studied with the methods of investigation utilized within the natural sciences, and that investigation of the social realm requires a different epistemology. Fundamental to that antipositivist epistemology is the belief that the concepts and language researchers use in their research shape their perceptions of the social world they are investigating and seeking to define.

American sociologist, player of American football (1900–1987)

theory of how the self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them

essay by Erving Goffman

sociological perspective commonly used in microsociological accounts of social interaction in everyday life

1961 collection of for essays by Erving Goffman