In this introduction, we provide the scholarly background that motivates special issue and briefly discuss its content. We touch on contemporary debates in symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology conversation analysis, anthropology inform research undertaken by contributors. conclude deriving six interrelated themes—intersection, entwinement, multimodal, contextually embedded, structured, ser...

The article considers the phenomenon of linguistic turn in humanities, sociology particular. natural causes this generation from point view various methodological approaches – symbolic interactionism, discourse theory, communication acts theory are presented. formation new field theoretical linguosociology and it succession with sociolinguistics substantiated. In conclusion, is shown, that a ph...

The objective of this study is to describe the evolution of palliative care in order to reflect on the possibility of its origin in primitive cultures and their relationship with the beginnings of the cult of the dead. It describes the change in the symbolic structures and social interactions involved in palliative care during prehistory: functional unit, functional framework and functional ele...

The aim of this article is to respond to the question of whether social networks represent a possible terrain of application and investment for interactionist research. The answer to that question is, without a doubt, affirmative. What appears to be truly problematic, if not completely improbable, is that this investment can come about through a “coming together” of symbolic interactionism and ...

This paper draws upon symbolic interactionism in order to assess and discuss the findings from a longitudinal, single sector, case-based analysis of information system strategy (ISS) formation within two public sector institutions institutions that are often characterised as bureaucratic in form, and culture. Each case acquired sought large, complex applications off-the-shelf that required cust...