Interpretive Sociology

Interpretive Sociology is a branch of sociological inquiry that belongs to the broader tradition of interpretivism and is distinguished by its focus on understanding social actions and meanings through the subjective experiences and interpretations of individuals within their lived social contexts.

340

Publications

65.4K

Citations

445

Authors

149

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

21

Authors

445

  1. GR
    George Ritzer

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    6 publications · 556 citations

    6

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  2. AG
    Anthony Giddens

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 2.6K citations

    5

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  3. JH
    Jonathan H. Turner

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    4 publications · 1.7K citations

    4

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  4. LW
    Loïc Wacquant

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    5 publications · 27.3K citations

    4

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  5. WA
    William A. Corsaro

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    4 publications · 684 citations

    4

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1–5 of 445

Venues

  1. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    27 publications · 13.2K citations

    21

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  2. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 21 publications · 12.3K citations

    16

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  3. Teaching Sociology

    TS · 17 publications · 2.1K citations

    14

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 16 publications · 3.5K citations

    14

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  5. British Journal of Sociology

    BJS · 13 publications · 504 citations

    13

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