Studies in Symbolic Interaction -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Future of Symbolic Interactionism -- Chapter 1. On the future of symbolic interactionism -- Chapter 2. The geography of disciplinary amnesia: Eleven scholars reflect on the international state of symbolic interactionism -- Symbolic interactionism's global diversity -- Toward symbolic interaction studiesquest -- Ending the invisibility of interactionism -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3. Authenticity, activity, and conceptuality: generating a pluralist, humanist, and enduring social science -- Introduction -- The interactionist tradition -- Authenticity -- Activity -- Conceptuality -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. The future of symbolic interaction, peaking, and collapsing the matrix -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5. A future for symbolic interactionism -- Building on Blumer -- Theorizing as practice -- Notes -- References -- Part II: Anselm Strauss Colloquium Papers -- Chapter 6. Celebrating anselm strauss and forty years of grounded theory -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7. From heritage to postmodern grounded theorizing: Forty years of grounded theory -- The impact of foster care on adolescents -- Building a program of foster care research -- Adolescent identity development in foster care -- Mentoring methodology: teaching from the oral tradition -- Crisis of representation or identity crisis -- Contemporary voices in grounded theory -- New research opportunities -- References -- Chapter 8. Constant Comparisons and Constant Conundrums: Twenty Years of Grounded Theorizing about Family Caregiving -- Three studies -- Two conundrums -- A tribute -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 9. The legacy in Germany today of Anselm Strauss' vision and practice of sociology.

1. Introduction: two types of legacy in the social sciences -- 2. Strübing's book on Anselm Strauss and his assessment of the German impact of the Strauss oeuvre -- 3. The basic-theoretical potential of Strauss' theorizing -- 4. ''Grounded Theory'' as the work of inquiry and research -- Chapter 10. The legacy of Anselm Strauss in constructivist grounded theory -- The enduring significance of the discovery of grounded theory -- The nature of constructivist grounded theory -- Implications of constructivist grounded theory -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11. Inconstant comparisons: a nurse and a sociologist study depression using grounded theory -- Does nursing need sociologyquest -- Disciplines at crossed purposes -- Approaches to depression studies in nursing and sociology -- Reflections on method -- Does nursing need sociology nowquest -- References -- Chapter 12. Sexsolgender and racesolethnicity in the legacy of Anselm Strauss -- Grounded theory, sexsolgender, and racesolethnicity -- Provocative concepts for feminists -- Social worldssolarenas theory and identity politics -- Egalitarian scholarly practices as congruent with feminist ways of working -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part III: Self, Identity and Meaning -- Chapter 13. The vultures which attended my birth -- Chapter 14. Archie, meet Larry: framing race in two acclaimed television comedy series -- Archie Bunker as Bigot (and proud of it) -- Larry David as Bigot (trying not to be one) -- Narrative devices in Curb Your Enthusiasm -- From bigotry to sarcasm -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15. A voice from the grave: A posthumous dialogue with Norma Williams -- The bicultural/multicultural context -- Sociology from the margins -- Are not we Americansquest.

''Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses''....On Second Thought.... -- Echoing Norma's call -- References -- Chapter 16. Making interactionism useful: translations for social work and sociological direct practice -- Applied symbolic interactionism: a neglected resource for social practice -- Symbolic interactionism: the wrong name -- Translations: symbolic interactionism for use -- Applied symbolic interactionism: preserving and extending the language -- References.