Experience, Subjectivity, Selfhood: Beyond a Meadian Sociology of the Self
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Sociologists tend to see G. H. Mead's conceptualization of self as fundamentally correct. In this paper, we develop a critique of Mead's notion of the self as constituted through social interactions. Our focus will be on Mead's categorial distinction between the socially constructed self and subjective experience, as well as on the tendency of post-Meadian sociologists to push Mead's position in ever more radical directions. Drawing inspiration from a multifaceted understanding of selfhood that can be found in Husserlian phenomenology, we then propose that the most basic level of selfhood is anchored in irreducible subjective experience.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal for the theory of social behaviour |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 36-51 |
Number of pages | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
ID: 384409955