Revisiting Akers’ Social Structure and social learning from a problem-solving approach: symbolic interactionism, humans as acting, and social structure

In line with a long tradition of theorizing, this paper draws on critiques of Akers’ Social Structure and Social Learning (SSSL) to argue for a stronger grounding of the theory in symbolic interactionism. Drawing on the work of Mead, Blumer, and Maines, the argument is that to do so means grounding...

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Authors: Triplett, Ruth Ann 1961- (Author) ; Turner, Justin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Deviant behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 222-237
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Theorie
Symbolischer Interaktionismus
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Summary:In line with a long tradition of theorizing, this paper draws on critiques of Akers’ Social Structure and Social Learning (SSSL) to argue for a stronger grounding of the theory in symbolic interactionism. Drawing on the work of Mead, Blumer, and Maines, the argument is that to do so means grounding SSSL in a view of humans as acting and action as problem-solving. It also means incorporating an expanded understanding of the situation into the theory. Grounding SSSL more strongly in symbolic interactionism leads to a revision and extension of the theory that opens it up to new directions in both theory and research.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 235-237
ISSN:1521-0456
DOI:10.1080/01639625.2022.2029687