Studies in symbolic interaction. Vol. 33 / edited by Normann K. Denzin.

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Part one of volume 33 of "Studies on Symbolic Interaction" contains seven outstanding contributions by leading symbolic interactionists in the 'Annual Blue Ribbon Papers Series' under the editorial leadership of Lonnie Athens. Part two, under the special issue editorship of Richard King, examines commodity racism: representation, racialization and resistance. Part three presents papers in the 'Annual Peter M. Hall Lecture Series' and Part four presents new interpretive works in the interactionist tradition. International in scope, the series draws upon the work of urban ethnographers, interpretive, constructionist, ethnomethodological, critical race, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and cultural studies traditions. The emphasis is on new thought and research. Essays which interrogate the intersections between biography, media, history, politics and culture are encouraged.

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Front cover; Studies in Symbolic Interaction; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Part I: Blue Ribbon Papers; Chapter 1. Introduction to 'blue ribbon papers': Investigating the empirical world; Chapter 2. The wisdom of distrust: reflections on Ukrainian society and sociology; The wisdom of distrust; The nature of trust; Early betrayals of trust; Distrust is not the problem: justice is the problem; References; Chapter 3. Situating public performances: folk singers and song introductions; Situating performance: introducing the tunes; Introductions as performance

Providing an interpretive frameAttending to marketing opportunities; Moral entrepreneurial work and cultures of social problems; Disclaimers and related aligning actions; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4. The music ringtone as an identity management device: a research note; Introduction; Previous research; Data and methods; Demographics of ringtones; The ringtone as an identity management device; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. There's no place like home; Introduction; Neighbourhood, identity and the 'good mother'; Whose dream is it anyway?

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 6. The structure of flirtation: on the construction of interactional ambiguity; Introduction; Methodology; Temporality and the structure of flirtation; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Becoming a sociologist: One woman's journey; Beginnings: The great depression, World War II; Post-World War II and the 1950s; The University of Chicago: A major turning point; Another turning point: The step to sociology; Into the job market; UCSF: Contexts of becoming; Beyond UCSF; Failure as turning point; Some final reflections; Into the future

NotesAcknowledgment; References; Part II: Commodity Racism: Representation, Racialization, and Resistance; Chapter 8. Commodity racism now; Commodity racism; Resiliency and revision; What follows; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Commodity race and emotion: The racial commercialization of human feeling in corporate consumerism; Critical thought in neoliberalism; Race, feeling, and the culture of consumption; Diversity in corporate consumerism; Cynicism and the commodity-structure; Notes; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 10. The princess and the SUV: Brand images of native Americans as commodified racismChildhood development; Representational politics; Defining Indianness; Advertising, branding, and commodity racism; Discussion; References; Chapter 11. yEast: Cannibalizing the orient in American culture; yEast; Local sampler; Notes; References; Chapter 12. It's gotta be the body: race, commodity, and surveillance of contemporary black athletes; For sale: Black athletic bodies and commodification; A hip-hop invasion1; Don't fuck with Bron: The NBA's gentle warrior; It's a bird, it's a plan, it's T-Mac

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