Interaction Ritual Chains

by Randall Collins

Book Overview

Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common force: interaction rituals. Interaction Ritual Chains is a major work of sociological theory that attempts to develop a "radical microsociology." It proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691123896
• ISBN13: 9780691123899
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"