Mead,Contemporary Metatheory,and Twenty-First-Century Interdisciplinary Team Work |
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Authors: | Forte James A |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology, Social Work Program, Newport University, 1 University Place, Newport News, Virginia, 23606 |
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Abstract: | George Herbert Mead is reintroduced here as an exemplary practice-minded scholar. His work at Hull-House inspired practitioners to interpret and advocate for the poor and oppressed. Mead pioneered an approach to cross-cultural boundary work that was used to help clients interpret their experiences, to mediate between clients and social institutions, and to represent clients' needs to a nonsympathetic middle class. Contemporary sociological practice occurs in a fragmented, divisive society reminiscent of late nineteenth-century Chicago. Mead's notions of universe of discourse, international mindedness, and the democratic assumption are wedded to those of metatheorists and developed as a metatheory for use. Four metatheoretical tools—translation by membership focus, by metaphor, by map, and by model—are recommended to sociologists committed to interdisciplinary, multitheory service. |
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Keywords: | George Herbert Mead metatheory theoretical orientations sociological practice |
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