<p>Lecture, three hours. Comparison of phenomenological and symbolic interactionist perspectives by examining particular body of live or currently unresolved substantive issues. Topics vary; attention on development of phenomenological and interactionist thought on topic of concern, with special concern for ambiguities and divergences both within and between two approaches. When relevant, attention to logical and historical relations of phenomenology and interactionism of pragmatist, existentialist, and ordinary language philosophies. S/U or letter grading.</p>

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Phenomenological and Interactionist Perspectives on Selected Topics

SOCIOL 223

4 units