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Significant Symbols

Significant Symbols is a foundational construct in symbolic interactionism referring to shared linguistic or gestural symbols that convey common meanings within a social group and enable individuals to take the role of the other, thus facilitating reflexive self-consciousness and coordinated social interaction.

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2017–2026

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Publications

36

A Behavioristic Account of the Significant Symbol

George H. Mead · The Journal of Philosophy · 1922 · 221 citations

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A Blake dictionary: the ideas and symbols of William Blake

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 197 citations

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G.H. Mead: Theorist of the Social Act

Alex Gillespie · Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour · 2005 · 141 citations · Full text

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The political economy of movement and gesture in Cairo

Julia Elyachar · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 2011 · 100 citations

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IDENTITY REINFORCEMENT IN SPORT

International Review for the Sociology of Sport · 2001 · 80 citations

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Authors

56

  1. NH
    Nils Homb

    657 Oslo, Norway

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  2. DW
    Desiree Wiesen

    Minnesota State University, Mankato, United States

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  3. MD
    Michael DeSousa

    University of California, Davis, United States

    1 publications · 77 citations

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  4. IR
    Ishaat Rahman Dipu

    Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

    1 publications · 40 citations

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  5. MS
    Michael Seltzer

    OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    171 citations

  2. University of Houston - Clear Lake

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  3. Northern University

    Nowshera, Pakistan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  4. Deakin University

    Burwood, Australia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    144 citations

  5. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    100 citations

  6. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. Levanger Hospital

    Levanger, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. 657 Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 292 citations

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  2. Symbolic Interaction

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  3. International Review for the Sociology of Sport

    IRSS · 1 publications · 80 citations

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  4. Western Journal of Communication

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  5. Teaching Sociology

    TS · 1 publications · 39 citations

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