Micro social theory covers a rich tradition in sociological thinking and research that focuses on the self or actor and social interaction. This new title in the Traditions in Social Theory series traces the development of the tradition and assesses its contemporary importance.

Introduction
Chicago Sociology
Symbolic Interactionism 1: Origins
Symbolic Interactionism 2: Developments
Erving Goffman
Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology
Subjective Experience, Feminism and Sociology
Theoretical Developments in Micro Social Theory
Substantive Developments in Micro Social Theory
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
References
Index

BRIAN ROBERTS is Visiting Professor, Centre for Border Studies, University of Glamorgan, UK. He was a co-author of the classic Policing the Crisis by Hall et al and is the author of Biographical Research (2002, Open University Press).