Bücher von Anselm L. Strauss

The French writer Arnold van Gennep first called attention to the phenomena of status passages in his Rites of Passage one hundred years ago

Reflecting the contributions of M. Brewster Smith to social psychology and personality study, this selection includes not only his best known essays but also previously unpublished material

Articulates nineteen assumptions that elaborate and make clearer Herbert Blumer's famous premises of symbolic interactionism.

Contains a statement by a preeminent sociologist of America on what remains a problem in American history and social analysis: the nature and extent of movement within American society from one status to another. The book interests those concerned with the social history of America and with problems of social change.

Identity as a concept is as elusive as everyone's sense of his own personal identity

This volume's authors point out what is ordinarily termed the psychiatric hospital's "social structure" is derived from 3 sources: the number and kinds of professionals who work there; the treatment ideologies and professional identities of these professionals; and the relationships of the institution and its professionals to outside communities

Identity as a concept is as elusive as everyone's sense of his own personal identity

A collection of works by sociologist Anselm L. Strauss. The essays examine organization, profession, career and work, in addition to related matters such as socialization, occupational identity, social mobility, and professional relationships, all in a social psychological context.

Originally published in 1961, Images of the American City examines how Americans dealt with the rapid shock of urbanization as it evolved from an agricultural nation