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The Influence of Charles A. Ellwood on Herbert Blumer and Symbolic Interactionism

David G. LoConto

Danielle L. Jones-Pruett

Jacksonville State University, USA

Most textbooks today reserve the history of sociology for names like Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Mead. This abbreviated version of the history of the discipline leaves the reader with only a rudimentary understanding of the evolution of sociology, yet at the same time it deviates from the basic premise of sociology, which suggests understanding the relationship of the individual to society and the history of both. We have McDonaldized the history of sociology and in the process erased many individuals who were paramount in its development. The following study addresses the influence of Charles Abram Ellwood on the development of sociology, specifically the development of Herbert Blumer and subsequently symbolic interactionism. There are four main areas where Ellwood's ideas can be found in Blumer's work as well as within symbolic interactionism: (1) interactionism; (2) methodology; (3) emotions; and (4) group behavior. It is advocated here that Ellwood should be included among the names of Dewey, Mead, Cooley and Thomas as a central figure in the development of both Blumer and symbolic interactionism.

Key Words: Blumer • Ellwood • Mead • social psychology • symbolic interactionism

Journal of Classical Sociology, Vol. 6, No. 1, 75-99 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X06061287
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