It integrates a bargaining theory of power into symbolic interactionism, and alters the symbolic interactionist discussion of power by putting it into a context of social exchange and types of social mobility. Theories of Exchange in Social Psychology. Generally, the talents or genius for bridging capital of a rising executive will need to be stronger than those rising through bonding capital in family promotion. Our chapter explores the contributions of symbolic interactionism as a theoretical perspective in sociological studies of emotions. They then become one of the largest legal firms in a 10 state area. This section interrogates the concept of power and its weak presence in symbolic interactionist theory, and then goes into the theorys conceptions of inequality. Exclusive group negotiations may be harder to maintain than overlapping negotiations. But Athens does point to a critical weakness of symbolic interactionism as he comes up with a contrary view of the good socialization process described by George Herbert Mead, which is the process of violentization thesis. . Differentiating these relationships gives meaning to positive and negative types of generalized others in the social mobility process. Collins theory is based on people being unequal in their resources, which links to power resources theory but he is a bit vague about the connection. Medical doctors rising above homeopaths with the Flexner Report are a good example, but the process also applies to nurses seeking bachelors degrees to promote the status of RNs (Larson 1977; Abbott 1988). Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that emphasizes the role of symbols, language, and meaning in shaping social interactions and the development of social norms and institutions. 2017; Sandstrom et al. There are some strong inclinations toward bargaining theory in symbolic interactionist theory. Symbolic interaction has a particular weakness concerning a concept critical to political sociology and that is the concept of power. We discussed in class today that "Symbolic interactionism" is how gender differences are reinforced and institutionalized through the process of "socialization". Symbolic interactionism concentrates on individuals who assign, share and agree on symbolic meanings and mannerisms. Their chances of positive mobility are greater. The end result is a more nuanced and extended theory of power in society with elements of motivation at the individual and group level. It argues that reality is simply what people make it to be through their interpretation of interactions.. Constructivists believe that people have created social constructs based on their relationship to others, and the social constructs that have lasted over time are now the symbols . And the subordinates react to oppressive othering in a number of different ways. Thus, our goal is to present an overview of the territory that symbolic interaction and sociological studies of emotions share and then analyze the most challenging direction for interactionist research: understanding the reproduction of inequality. In row 1 (items 1, 2 and 3) high status persons who feel that their status is based on ability engage in self-justified othering where they are validated, and they develop powerful virtual selves. One might say that this looks a bit like Robert Mertons theory of deviance (1938); however, the big difference is that Merton focused on blockages that exist but said little about the motivation and process by which they are accepted or overcome, and nothing about the emotions that they generate. The grandmother mentions the specific dress that the young girl wants at the most expensive boutique in town, and the scion she works for says, I know the owner of the store; I can talk to her. The grandmother then tells her granddaughter that the dress has been marked down by 70% of the original price so that it is the same price as the department store dress. While her husbands father dies soon after they are married, she entertains guests with the purpose of advancing her husbands sales career in business machines. One important type of restricted exchange involves an important time dimension (see 2 in Table 5.1). In row 1 (items 1, 2 and 3) high status persons who feel that their status is based on ability engage in self-justified othering where they are validated, and they develop powerful virtual selves. It integrates a bargaining theory of power into symbolic interactionism, and alters the symbolic interactionist discussion of power by putting it into a context of social exchange . Communicationthe exchange of meaning through language and symbolsis believed to be the way in which people make sense of their social worlds. In it, gifts can be used to benefit the whole community through philanthropy, but they also may serve to create patrimonial relationships. Among her kin, she aims to keep the family together for over 50 years with parties with over 60 people. Consequently, it is also important to focus on the higher status persons who are subject to downward mobility because they will also be highly defensive, resistant and even violent. The two types of behavior have two different types of exchange. The conflict theory garners most individuals into two classes that stimulate inequality. However, there are some people who are always in the restricted exchange mode (e.g., what have you done for me lately?). Medical doctors rising above homeopaths with the Flexner Report are a good example, but the process also applies to nurses seeking bachelors degrees to promote the status of RNs (Larson 1977; Abbott 1988). These can be seen in birthday parties in a family (group to individual that is closed by family members) or birthday parties at work where the exact people in the group may be constantly changing as employees come and go. There is a bond but it is contingent on tit-for-tat exchange. Or if the exchange is to take place over a long period of time, perhaps for loans and bond purchases, the arrangement is firmly structured with a contract that covers many different aspects of the exchange. But again, the social mobility boundary is fought most between row 3 of the vulnerable high-status people, and row 6 of the discriminated against but talented low-status persons. It is also discussed in a rather ethnomethodological form in Josh Pacewiczs Partisans and Partners (2016), though the gift relationship large resembles these other generalized exchange forms. Symbolic interactionism and the concept of power Symbolic interactionism and the concept of power . When people engage in sociation often with generalized exchange they are interacting according to the process of sociation. But when people engage in strategic interaction they are following interaction through power, which may be conscious by tough negotiators or may have been socialized into them through violentization. And further, there are processes in between. Here are four examples with disguised names except for the last one. Symbolic interaction has a particular weakness concerning a concept critical to political sociology and that is the concept of power. The middle category of high and low status persons could move up or down depending on the circumstances. The two types are when the groups overlap or they do not. (2000) provide a more nuanced view of oppressive othering by viewing different attributions with external and internal reactions from generalized others. The first issue is what role social interaction plays in the reduction ethnic and racial hostility. He questions George Herbert Mead's predication of symbolic interaction as being based on "sociation," which is the general consensual pursuit of cooperate social relations. In row 6 (items 16, 17 and 18) lower status persons with perhaps certain abilities and talents that they themselves recognize view their low status as being due to discrimination and bias coming from higher status persons. While this more or less goes back to Thomas Hobbes and the war of all against all, we do not have to flip flop on the basic motivations of humans and see that we all are motivated by both love and hate, cooperation or conflict, or caring and violence. Generalized exchange is more community and group interested rather than self-interested. Recall, the Mafia Don played by Marlon Brando in the opening scene of The Godfather taking care of an Italian fathers wish to revenge the shabby treatment of his daughter by some Anglo-boys. In a sense, they are saying I want my social mobility back or I dont want others to be rising above me with their own social mobility. On the other hand, those on the bottom may make the claim that upward mobility has no effect on others at the top, but relationally, this is not the case. Second, Beverly Johnson comes from an ethnic and lower-middle-class family and marries a man whose family has a prominent background. One could make a similar comment about the Bush family as a political dynasty (Baker 2008). Among her kin, she aims to keep the family together for over 50 years with parties with over 60 people. However, I want to move Schwalbe et al.s view of inequality further in the direction of social mobility. But it is the high ranking but protected people and the low-ranking discriminated people who are the most likely to engage in social mobility conflicts. In a sense, they are saying I want my social mobility back or I dont want others to be rising above me with their own social mobility. On the other hand, those on the bottom may make the claim that upward mobility has no effect on others at the top, but relationally, this is not the case. And downward mobility is much more painful than lack of mobility. Beverly Johnson combined bonding and bridging capital to maintain family solidarity and to advance her husbands career (since the husbands father died early, this limited greater bridging capital) both through the absence of the father and the tendency for widows sociality being restricted (i.e., there is no husband to promote and her lowered income makes the husbands mother a bit downwardly mobile). A symbolic interactionist who does directly confront symbolic interactionism on questions of power is Lonnie Athens (1992, 1997). For example, consider the following: In Chapel Hill in the early 2000s, an African-American nurse promises to buy her daughter a dress for the prom, but her choice at a reasonable price at the department store is deemed mundane by her daughter. For an auto example, Ford Motor Company has had many Ford family members running the company; however, General Motors has had only one Sloan in the form of Alfred P. Sloan who had no children and his foundation operates on the East Coast. Instead Athens prefers to see the pursuit of power as the basic motivating force for human beings and their groups. The low-status people will have negative generalized others vis--vis the high-status othering persons. For instance, Anselm Strauss (1978; Strauss et al. Following Goffman and bridging Mead and Athens, there seem to be two modes of behavior: (1) a general form of sociation where people generally intend to get along with each other as friends and associates, and (2) a strategic form of interaction that looks more like bargaining behavior where one has a sense of seeking specific monetary or other gains. George Herbert Mead does not say much about power in his social psychological theory, and when encountering the topic, the authoritative symbolic interactionist text by Sandstrom, Lively, Martin and Fine (2014: 177-184) after a very brief review of the concept largely embraces the social exchange theory of Richard Emerson (1962) that sees power as dependency. Among her husbands business associates, it consists of being the life of the party and maintaining long-term friendships with business associates. Symbolic interactionism aims to understand human behavior by analyzing the critical role of symbols in human interaction. There is a bond but it is contingent on tit-for-tat exchange. For example, an individual receiving unemployment insurance promises to be ready and able to work, and to search for work and fail in order to receive the benefit. In other words, if you constantly depend on another person for food, income, entertainment and shelter (e.g., a child to a parent, or a worker to the managers of a company town), while you supply none of these and other values to the other, then your other has a high amount of power over you since they could deny you these values. Those families who engage in bridging capital to go outside their kinship groups are even more successful in bringing their families more advancement in social mobility. Interactionists often consider the question of how power is exchanged in a situation. In the end, I conclude that both Athens and Mead are right but both are also incomplete. In their fearful position, they intensify their oppressive othering through discrimination with high intensity and emotion. While they may have their differences, they show a lot of similarities when comparing certain traits within a certain theory including the economic inequality, deviance and gender as discussed above. In one way or another, George convinces his three brothers and one sister to also become personal injury lawyers. Social networks of kin and association in social mobility settings can occur in different formats according to bonding and bridging capital. Symbolic interaction has a particular weakness concerning a concept critical to political sociology and that is the concept of power. The mother reluctantly buys the dress for the ecstatic daughter, but angrily tells her mother (the daughters grandmother) that the scion has underpaid you for years, and that this is exactly what keeps us in our place.. These are examples of generalized exchange through acquaintances rather than family. Those families who engage in bridging capital to go outside their kinship groups are even more successful in bringing their families more advancement in social mobility. Consequently, it is also important to focus on the higher status persons who are subject to downward mobility because they will also be highly defensive, resistant and even violent. Power in Symbolic Interactionism via Social Exchange Theory. Much of this type of exchange is linked to rational action as per Max Webers concepts of rationality. Chapter 11 "Gender and Gender Inequality" examines some of the arguments of feminist theory at great length. Those families who engage in bridging capital to go outside their kinship groups are even more successful in bringing their families more advancement in social mobility. But until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughters wedding day.. Economists would like to apply restricted exchange to all types of social exchange (e.g., Gary Beckers rational account of marriages and partnerships, and also sociobiological theories that see couples maximizing their gene pools for reproduction). One might say that this looks a bit like Robert Mertons theory of deviance (1938); however, the big difference is that Merton focused on blockages that exist but said little about the motivation and process by which they are accepted or overcome, and nothing about the emotions that they generate. Symbolic Interactionism. In their fearful position, they intensify their oppressive othering through discrimination with high intensity and emotion. 2014: 185-86) speaks of a negotiated order and mentions bargaining. They must struggle to keep their high status. But until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughters wedding day.. Differentiating these relationships gives meaning to positive and negative types of generalized others in the social mobility process. Third, there are individual to societal exchanges whereby an individual agrees to various terms with a larger societal group. Closer relationships like kin and close friends are more often in a generalized exchange relationship with a high degree of bonding in long-term relationships. The second type of exchange is generalized exchange. The mother reluctantly buys the dress for the ecstatic daughter, but angrily tells her mother (the daughters grandmother) that the scion has underpaid you for years, and that this is exactly what keeps us in our place.. 2014: 185-86) speaks of a negotiated order and mentions bargaining. These reactions will also relate to the processes of positive, negative, and neutral generalized others discussed in the previous section. Recall, the Mafia Don played by Marlon Brando in the opening scene of The Godfather taking care of an Italian fathers wish to revenge the shabby treatment of his daughter by some Anglo-boys. In generalized exchange, there are five different types (Ekeh 1974: 50; Janoski 1998: 82-85). In table 5.1, I present eleven different exchange relationships divided between restricted and generalized exchange, but I will only go over the main points. This is when direct reciprocity is not expected except in a rather indirect way. Here are four examples with disguised names except for the last one. Social exchange is more generalized exchange as one might pursue in ones family or friend network. In restricted exchange, there are six different types from individual to various types of group and societal exchanges (1, 3 to 6 in Table 5.1) (Ekeh 1974: 46-52; Janoski 1998: 77-82). First, in chain exchange (item 7) one person gives to another who then gives to a third party, and this continues to include more and more people as in pay it forward. Second, there are individual to closed group and open group exchanges (items 8 and 9). It is a further question of whether these negotiations or social bargains are involved with restricted or generalized exchange. In another way, a gift may be given to the taker, but the giver extracts a promise of a favor in the future. This is presented in table 5.2 along with material from Jonathan Turner and Jan Stets (2004). Michael Schwalbe and five others present a theory of critical interactionism on how inequalities are created in society, and these can also be related to social mobility. Fourth, there are two kinds of group-to-group exchange. Or if the exchange is to take place over a long period of time, perhaps for loans and bond purchases, the arrangement is firmly structured with a contract that covers many different aspects of the exchange. 2000; Sandstrom et al. The second type of exchange is generalized exchange. The other form of strategic exchange is much narrower in scope and as a result it is called restricted exchange. Third, the eldest son of a middle-class family, George Wilson, becomes a personal injury lawyer and is quite successful. 2000; Sandstrom et al. [1] I use exchange theory since it is better suited to my purposes than Collins rather short discussion of power and status rituals (2002: 111-114; 348-349). The first type is restricted exchange that is best characterized by market exchange whereby one gives money for some goods or services. They must struggle to keep their high status. Theories of Exchange in Social Psychology. For instance, Anselm Strauss (1978; Strauss et al. More recently, Monica Whitman (2021) has shown that a strong norm of reciprocity will have powerful effects leading to social trust and generalized exchange for the betterment of the group. While the women largely stay at home, the male members of this kin group help each other to gain high paying jobs within the same industry as her husband with one becoming quite wealthy. But on the other hand, the one large factory owner who does not give to the community was ostracized from society and politics. In another way, a gift may be given to the taker, but the giver extracts a promise of a favor in the future. And downward mobility is much more painful than lack of mobility. As we have seen with the Trump-base, many of these people state I want my country back and Make America Great again. While one might self-righteously declare them as unjustified, they do not agree, and they are a political force to be reckoned with. This view of othering interacts with social mobility. There are some strong inclinations toward bargaining theory in symbolic interactionist theory. For instance, if the exchange takes place repeatedly over time, norms evolve about the relationship. Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that develops from practical considerations and alludes to particular effects of communication and interaction in people to make images and normal implications, for deduction and correspondence with others. Political sociology can use these exchange processes to show how various political interactions can be negotiated. The two types of behavior have two different types of exchange. Not all interaction is bargaining, and if someone in our personal lives is constantly keeping score and pursuing the maximum goods and services in our relationships, we most often regard this person as a taker who is too instrumentally interested in outcomes in a friendship relationship. 2014: 185-86) speaks of a negotiated order and mentions bargaining. Symbolic interactionism provides a major contribution to understanding inequality by illuminating the various manifestations and contexts of inequality at the micro, everyday level of social life. Expand 54 Emotion and Social Life: A Symbolic Interactionist Analysis S. Shott Sociology American Journal of Sociology 1979 This section interrogates the concept of power and its weak presence in symbolic interactionist theory, and then goes into the theorys conceptions of inequality. These people are very self-confident and quite connected. The merit-based high-status persons and the low-skilled degraded low-status persons will most likely stay where they are in the social structureone feeling superior and the other deferential. Closer relationships like kin and close friends are more often in a generalized exchange relationship with a high degree of bonding in long-term relationships. This view of othering interacts with social mobility. 2017; Sandstrom et al. They engage in counter-othering which is the angry rejection of the imposed reflected appraisals of high-status people that intend to demean and reject them. And the Kennedy example, which of course is well known, shows how promotion can even lead to the Presidency of the United States. Their generalized others will have fewer long-term relationships and rely on a constant influx of new exchangers. More recently, Monica Whitman (2021) has shown that a strong norm of reciprocity will have powerful effects leading to social trust and generalized exchange for the betterment of the group. The merit-based elites may protect the less able elites, and the discriminated subordinates with abilities may encourage the deferential people with hope. Symbolic Interactionism As discussed in the opening module, W.E.B. Reading across the tables columns, the first three rows represent higher status persons, and the latter three rows are lower status persons. In one way or another, George convinces his three brothers and one sister to also become personal injury lawyers. Following Goffman and bridging Mead and Athens, there seem to be two modes of behavior: (1) a general form of sociation where people generally intend to get along with each other as friends and associates, and (2) a strategic form of interaction that looks more like bargaining behavior where one has a sense of seeking specific monetary or other gains. There are two types of exchange that can be applied to symbolic interactionism. 2014: 46-47; Reynolds 1987). And the Kennedy example, which of course is well known, shows how promotion can even lead to the Presidency of the United States. Communicationthe exchange of meaning through language . Social Exchange in Symbolic Interaction with Bonding and Bridging Capital. DuBois was one of the first sociologists to examine race and double consciousness (the feeling that one's identity is divided because of race) and how that influences the sense of self. After a successful business and political career, he promoted his sons as politicians. These people are very self-confident and quite connected. Most often, more distant others are in restricted exchange relationships. Sometimes these exchanges are made more long-term, but they are carefully guarded by contracts assuring each partys interests are protected. Trust may develop. But again, the social mobility boundary is fought most between row 3 of the vulnerable high-status people, and row 6 of the discriminated against but talented low-status persons. Their internalizations are highly manipulative and can often be violent because they are located closest to the boundary between high and low status, and they know it. In row 1 (items 1, 2 and 3) high status persons who feel that their status is based on ability engage in self-justified othering where they are validated, and they develop powerful virtual selves. Helen Hilton engaged in the least bridging capital to higher social classes. More market exchange, often among strangers, is restricted exchange where one expects immediate payback. But Athens does point to a critical weakness of symbolic interactionism as he comes up with a contrary view of the good socialization process described by George Herbert Mead, which is the process of violentization thesis. However, this negotiation is rather loose and not involved with a formal assessment of power. One might say that this looks a bit like Robert Mertons theory of deviance (1938); however, the big difference is that Merton focused on blockages that exist but said little about the motivation and process by which they are accepted or overcome, and nothing about the emotions that they generate. Her idea for social mobility is to work herself at the telephone company and maintain kinship and neighborly social relations. Schwalbe et al.s (2000) view of blockages goes beyond Merton to state that higher elites impose oppressive othering on low status people through emotion, discrimination, and self-processes of internalization or counter-othering. Restricted and generalized exchange relate to how generalized others are constructed. This generalized exchange does not demand immediate payback and helping one may lead to them helping another so that the initiator of the exchange does not expect immediate payback. The second type of exchange is generalized exchange. Social networks of kin and association in social mobility settings can occur in different formats according to bonding and bridging capital. However, a weak norm of generalized reciprocity (i.e., restricted exchange) will create weaker social bonds. It is a further question of whether these negotiations or social bargains are involved with restricted or generalized exchange. Oppressive othering has been largely ignored as a general social process though labeling theory comes close to it. Group to group generalized exchange can occur also through mutually exclusive groups (item 10) or overlapping groups (item 11). However, when groups are involved in strategic action then these calculations, in as much as they can be made, become quite important. [2] Later on, Don Corleone does call in the favor to take care of a dead body using the mans funeral parlor. Among her kin, she aims to keep the family together for over 50 years with parties with over 60 people. Power in Symbolic Interactionism via Social Exchange Theory. Among her husbands business associates, it consists of being the life of the party and maintaining long-term friendships with business associates. This does not mean that all social mobility in families is tied to generalized exchange. In every day go along with the flow and follow established norms of proper conduct, citizens pursue a form of generalized exchange whereby the good of the community is pursued. Symbolic Interactionism is a theoretical framework in sociology that describes how societies are created and maintained through the repeated actions of individuals (Carter and Fuller, 2015). These reactions will also relate to the processes of positive, negative, and neutral generalized others discussed in the previous section. However, this negotiation is rather loose and not involved with a formal assessment of power. However, Strauss does not go far with this conception of bargaining as it might appear in political action. More market exchange, often among strangers, is restricted exchange where one expects immediate payback. When people engage in sociation often with generalized exchange of this type restricted! 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