The Church as a Social Institution: The Sociology of American Religion - Tapa dura

Herbert Blumer (1900-1987), formerly chairperson, department of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, was the theoretical and methodological leader of "symbolic interactionism," and was identified as its foremost proponent for a half-century. His publications include works on industrial relations, research methods, mass society, collective behavior, race relations, and social movements.