Symbolic Interaction

21.9k citations
1.2k papers · indexed · active since 1950

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Symbolic Interaction

1.1k papers receiving 18.7k citations

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Symbolic Interaction
Comparison fields: 5 of 192
  • Gender Studies 3.3k
  • Sociology and Political Science 12.0k
  • Social Psychology 4.2k
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.0k
  • Communication 1.2k
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About Symbolic Interaction

The 1.2k papers published in Symbolic Interaction in the last decades have received a total of 21.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Symbolic Interaction usually cover Sociology and Political Science (739 papers), General Psychology (20 papers), Gender Studies (144 papers), Music (37 papers) and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (122 papers) specifically the topics of Social and Cultural Dynamics (228 papers), Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (161 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (119 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (117 papers), Gender, Feminism, and Media (62 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (62 papers), Emotional Labor in Professions (57 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (55 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Symbolic Interaction are Melinda J. Milligan, Adele E. Clarke, Thomas J. Scheff, Carolyn Ellis, Rebecca J. Erickson, Norman K. Denzin, David L. Altheide, Abdi M. Kusow, Gary Alan Fine and Jennie Morgan.

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