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"George Herbert Mead has long been known for his social theory of meaning and the 'self' - an approach which becomes all the more relevant in light of the ways we develop and represent ourselves online. But recent scholarship has shown that Mead's pragmatic philosophy can help us understand a much wider range of contemporary issues including how humans and natural environments mutually influence one another, how deliberative democracy can and should work, how thinking is dependent upon the body and on others, and how social changes in the present affect our understandings of the past. Historical scholarship has also changed what we know of Mead's life, including new emphasis on his social reform efforts, his engagement with colonization and war, and critical reinterpretation of the works published after his death. This book provides an approachable introduction to Mead's contemporary relevance in the social sciences, showing how a pragmatic view of social action serves as the core of Mead's theory, offering striking insights into human agency, symbolism, politics, social change, temporality, and materiality. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and the social sciences more broadly, with interests in social theory and the enduring importance of the sociological classics"--

Translation: Mead, George Herbert. 1967. Works. Mind,Self and Society, Vol. 1. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press; 135-144.

George Herbert Mead was a dedicated progressive and internationalist who strove to realize his political convictions through participation in numerous civic organizations in Chicago. These convictions informed and were informed by his approach to philosophy. This article addresses the bonds between Mead's philosophy, social psychology, and his support of women's rights through an analysis of a letter he wrote to his daughter-in-law regarding her plans for a career.

Mead and Modernity is one of the most detailed and ambitiously conceived studies of G. H. Mead's work to appear in years. Filipe Carreira da Silva addresses the basic questions 'How should we read Mead?' and 'Why should we read Mead today?' by showing that the history of ideas and theory-building are closely related endeavors. Mead and Modernity is a methodological innovation with sweeping theoretical implications

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: George Herbert Mead's First Book -- Part I: The Biologic Individual -- 1. The Social Character of Instinct -- 2. Social Psychology as Counterpart to Physiological Psychology -- 3. What Social Objects Must Psychology Presuppose? -- 4. Emotion and Instinct -- 5. A Psychological Study of the Use of Stimulants -- Part II: The Beginning of the Social Act -- 6. The Problem of Comparative Psychology -- 7. Concerning Animal Perception -- 8. On Perception and Imitation -- 9. The Relation of the Embryological Development to Education -- 10. The Child and His Environment -- Part III: Education from the Kindergarten to the University -- 11. The Kindergarten and Play -- 12. The Relation of Play to Education -- 13. On the Social Situation in the School -- 14. The University and the School of Education -- 15. The University and the Elementary Schools -- 16. Science in the High School -- 17. The Teaching of Science in College -- 18. Industrial Education, the Working Man, and the School -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Name Index