Tabla de Contenidos: “…Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1: Life Course Studies and Biographical Research: Exploring the Individual-Society Relationship -- Introduction -- Micro-macro Distinctions -- Agency and Structure in General Sociological Theory -- Gendered Notions of Agency -- Structure-Agency/Biography-History -- Summary -- Overview of Chapters -- References -- 2: The Origins of Biographical and Life Course Research -- Introduction -- George Herbert Mead and the Processual Self -- Jane Addams and Women’s Methodological Innovations -- William Isaac Thomas at Chicago -- The Polish Peasant in Europe and America -- Appraisal Proceedings for The Polish Peasant -- Herbert Blumer: From Social Behaviourism to Symbolic Interactionism -- C.Wright Mills: The History-Biography Dynamic -- Glen Elder: A Contextualist Life Course Perspective -- Summary -- References -- 3: The Revival of Biographical Research in Europe and America -- Introduction -- ‘A Continental View’: Revival of Biographical Research in Europe -- The Oral History Legacy: The United Kingdom -- Women’s Studies’ Contributions: Scandinavia -- The Contextualist Approach: Life Course Studies in America -- Summary…”

“…"Singer's theory of rights, an impressive development of social accounts by pragmatists George Herbert Mead and John Dewey, was developed in Operative Rights (1993). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Parker -- George Santayana : ordinary reflection systematized / Glenn Tiller -- A pragmatist world view : George Herbert Mead's philosophy of the act / Cornelis de Waal -- W.E.B. …”

“…In this innovative volume, the author explores the nexus of Social Psychology and Neuroscience with relation to: -The Human "Self" -The Social Nature of the Mind -Socialization and Language Acquisition -Role-Taking/Theory of Mind -Consciousness -Intersubjectivity -Balanced Social Constructionism -Human Agency -The Effect of Emotion on Rational Decision-Making This groundbreaking work integrates areas of George Herbert Mead's social behaviorism with current neuroscience. …”

“…"Singer's theory of rights, an impressive development of social accounts by pragmatists George Herbert Mead and John Dewey, was developed in Operative Rights (1993). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Primeres tradicions: els pragmàtics; 2.2. Lev Vigotski, George Herbert Mead, Erik Erikson; 3. Definició d'identitat; 4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Wright Mills (1916-62) -- Social and Intellectual Influence -- Power -- Intellectual Craftsmanship -- Ralph Dahrendorf -- Against the Equilibrium Model -- Imperatively Coordinated Associations and Conflict -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 8: Symbolic Interactionism -- Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) -- Looking-glass Self -- George Herbert Mead: A Brief Biography and Influences -- The Social -- The Mind -- The Self -- Development of the Self: 'I' and 'Me' -- Social Experience and the Act -- Herbert Blumer (1900-87) -- Symbolic Interactionism as a Perspective -- Erving Goffman (1922-82) -- A Brief Biographical Sketch -- Stable Self-Image -- Technique of Dramaturgy -- Summary -- Key Words -- Glossary -- Discussion Points -- Chapter 9: Social Exchange Theory -- Intellectual Roots -- George C. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…From Early thinker to Social Scientists -- 1 Knowledge and Wisdom Across Cultures -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Unabated Learning and Unbounded Knowledge -- 1.3 Pearls of Wisdom Along Highways of Time -- 1.4 Need for a Modern Science of Knowledge -- 1.5 Inception and Use of Business Machines -- 1.6 Information and its Current Deployment -- 1.6.1 Mostly Human: Senate, Legal, and Judiciary Use -- 1.6.2 Current - Organizational (Un, Church, Religious) -- 1.6.3 Evolving Use of Social Machines -- 1.6.4 Use of Federal and Legal Machines -- 1.7 Internet and Knowledge Revolution -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 From Philosophers to Knowledge Machines -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 From Immanuel Kant to george Herbert Mead -- 2.2.1 Kant as a Meta-Physicist -- 2.2.2 Mead as a Social Psychologist -- 2.3 From Henry Ford to Peter Drucker -- 2.3.1 Ford and Model T Automobiles -- 2.3.2 Drucker and Management Sciences -- 2.3.3 The Unison of Social Sciences and Physical Sciences -- 2.3.4 Machine Architecture from Knowledge Functions -- 2.3.5 Generalization of the Structure of Knowledge Science -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Affirmative Knowledge and Positive Human Nature -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Use of Scientific and AI-Based Machines -- 3.2.1 Evolving Use of Knowledge and Internet Machines -- 3.2.2 Incremental Changes in Society -- 3.3 Duality of Natural Forces and Human Traits -- 3.4 THE Fine Side of Human Nature -- 3.4.1 Integrated Changes in Society -- 3.4.2 Gradual Transition in the Knowledge Domain -- 3.4.3 Positive Social Change: Betterment and Enhancement -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 Negative Knowledge and Aggressive Human Nature -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Coarse Side of Human Nature…”