This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.

Contributions by: Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler, Leon Anderson, Herbert Blumer, David G. Bromley, Richard A. Brymer, Steven L. Buban, Spencer Cahill, Charles H. Cooley, Carl Couch, John Dewey, Mary Lorenz Dietz, Andrea Fontana, George M. Gmelch, Erving Goffman, Peter M. Hall, Bill Hanson, Michael A. Katovich, Lewis M. Killian, David R. Maines, Jerome Manis, Joseph Marolla, Don Martindale, Bernard N. Meltzer, Charlene Miall, Dan E. Miller, Warren R. Paap, C Eddie Palmer, Robert Perinbanayagam, John W.Petras, Robert Prus, Larry T. Reynolds, Laurel Richardson, Diana Scully, William Shaffir, Tamotsu Shibutani, Anson D. Shupe Jr, David A. Snow, Stephan Spitzer, John Stratton, W.I Thomas, Scott Thumma, Ruth A. Wallace, Alison Wolf