Social Theory of Symbolic Interactionism:An Inquiry Centering on H.Blume
Symbolic interactionism inherited the tradition of pragmalism in philosophy,and applied Mead's view on self-identity established through social roles and Dewey's view on theory as a tool to solve life problems within the field of social research.Symbolic interactionism recognizes the importance of the self and meaning interpretation in social research,and at the same time intends to maintain the empirical scientific status of social theory.This requires symbolic interactionism to develop a methodology that combines"meaning interpretation"with"empirical examination".However,this is a very difficult to implement.Although the solution proposed by symbolic interactionism is still very preliminary,its conception plays an important role in the transformation and development of contemporary social theory.Since H.Blume is a central figure in symbolic interactionism,this paper expounds the theoretical premise,social concept and methodological steps of symbolic interactionism with Brummer as the center,and evaluates its effects in the history of contemporary social theory.