ISBN:
9781787431881
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Series Statement:
Studies in Symbolic Interaction Ser. v.49
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303
Keywords:
Social interaction
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume includes new Iowa School founder, Carl J. Couch's previously unpublished memoir The Romance of Discovery, alongside personal reflections from friends and colleagues. It also includes an unpublished essay by Couch reflecting on his methodology and unique theoretical approach of the Iowa School of symbolic interactionism.
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Carl J. Couch and the Iowa School: In His Own Words and In Reflection -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Series Editor Preface -- Volume Editor Preface -- Introduction: From Galileo Galilei to Carl Couch: Paradigm Shifts as Political Struggles -- The Galileo Affair -- The Couch Affair -- Crisis Management and Political Struggles -- Note -- References -- Part 1 The Romance of Discovery by Carl J. Couch -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Backdrop -- Chapter 2 CRIB -- Chapter 3 The Seminar -- Chapter 4 The Breakthrough -- Chapter 5 Indifference -- Chapter 6 The Fate of the Breakthrough -- Chapter 7 Harassing the Deviants -- Chapter 8 Some Reflections -- Contributions to Success -- Credit -- Conflict and Control -- An Assessment of My Actions -- Part 2 Social Scientific Foundations of Discovery -- Chapter 1 Forms of Social Processes -- Methodology -- Eliciting Social Acts in the Laboratory -- Third Party Standpoint -- Perceptual Scope -- Observational Acuity -- Sociological Principles -- Elementary Forms of Social Action -- Complex Forms of Social Action -- Forms of Social Relationships -- Organizational Structures -- Interorganizational Structures -- Conclusions -- Part 3 Reflections -- Chapter 1 Pheasant Hunting -- Chapter 2 Best Period of My Life -- Chapter 3 Used-Car Salesman -- Chapter 4 Piss-n-Vinegar Grad Student -- Note -- References -- Chapter 5 Unvarnished Invitation -- Chapter 6 Straightforward Honest Approach -- Chapter 7 Ann -- Chapter 8 First Meeting -- References -- Chapter 9 My Early Days with Carl -- Selected Bibliography on the Iowa School -- About the Authors -- Index.
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