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Using qualitative interviews, Vassenden and Rusnes examine Norwegian professors’ everyday self-presentation and leave their occupation undisclosed before cautiously negotiating possible disclosure. Using Goffman’s treatise of passing with interaction ritual and facework, the paper suggests that while “(soft) self-protection is one … Continue reading →

The European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction have their own Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/europeansssi

The Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction has just published the latest edition of its news letter SSSI Notes Vol.49 No.1

Over the past couple of weeks Symbolic Interaction (@sijournal) has published a number of articles, book reviews, and a review essay. The material relates to cognitive sociology, climate change, religion, and others. Head HERE to find out more.

The Call for Award Nominations is open. Please see the various categories and contacts below. (See awards page) George Herbert Mead Award The George Herbert Mead Award For Lifetime Achievement is given annually to recognize a scholar’s career contributions to … Continue reading →

The next issue of SSSI Notes will be available in mid-November. If you have any announcements about books, conferences, grants, awards, related organizations, or other relevant information please send it to me via e-mail (william.force@wne.edu) by Monday, November 11. Please … Continue reading →

A member of our society has asked me to distribute a call for papers with regard to a book he is editing. Troubled Persons Industries: The Expansion of Psychiatric Categories beyond Psychiatry   Call for abstracts and chapters  Martin Harbusch … Continue reading →

As Halloween creeps up on us, Joel Best‘s research on Halloween Candy Contamination is discussed in The Washington Post. „THC, cyanide and razor blades: How sketchy urban myths taught parents to fear Halloween candy“ – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/23/thc-cyanide-razor-blades-how-sketchy-urban-myths-taught-parents-fear-halloween-candy/

Click Here for the Detailed SSSI 2019 Program For the detailed program (pdf) please click HERE! Program Planning Committee Stacey Hannem, Vice President SSSI, Wilfrid Laurier University (Chair) Thaddeus Muller, Past-Vice President SSSI, Lancaster University Tim Hallett, Vice President elect … Continue reading →

Fellow Interactionists: The Couch-Stone Symposium in Des Moines is just two weeks away (May 16-18). Our theme is “Teaching & Symbolic Interactionism.” Highlights will include: • Nancy Berns’ address on “Helping People Grieve: Teaching Theory as a Matter of Life … Continue reading →

Associate Professor of Digital Sociology (75%) at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. From the job description: the successful candidate will be a “qualitative social researcher with experience in mixed methodology”. The deadline for applications is May 20, 2019. Associate Professor of Digital Sociology … Continue reading →

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Symbolic Interaction Vol. 41 No. 2 (2018) ? Articles Cooperative Accounts: Avoiding Conflict and Repairing Social Relations Stephen C. Poulson, Timothy J. Carter & Daniel M. Crowley Pages: 143-164 Catching Babies in Prohibition States:…