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This book offers a new look at Mead s concept of society, in an attempt to reconstruct its significance for sociological theory. Chapter 1 offers a critical genealogical reading of writings, from early articles to the latest books, where Mead articulates his views on social reform, social psychology, and the gradual theorization of self and society. Chapter 2 pays attention to the phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes at work in both the self and society, by comparing Mead s social psychology with Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis. Chapter 3 brings together all the elements that are part of the structures of self and society within a topological and dialectical schematization of their respective and mutual relations. Chapter 4 is devoted to the passage of Mead s views from social psychology to sociology, with a critical look at Herbert Blumer s developments in symbolic interactionism as the presumed main legitimate heir of Mead s social psychology. Chapter 5 examines how Mead s general philosophical views fit within the new epistemological context of contemporary society based on communication and debates on postmodernity.Jean-François Côté est professeur de sociologie à l'Université de Québec à Montréal. Il est spécialiste de théorie sociale et d'épistémologie, ainsi que de la sociologie de la culture. Il accorde, dans ses recherches, un intérêt particulier aux sociétés américaines. Il a publié, dirigé et co-dirigé plusieurs ouvrages sur ces sujets.On trouvera un aperçu de cette étude dans le chapitre “Le concept de société chez G. H. Mead” dans l’ouvrage La théorie sociale de G. H. Mead. Etudes critiques et traductions inédites (A. Cukier, E. Debray (dir.), Le bord de l’eau, collection “La bibliothèque du MAUSS”, 2014)..Table des matières :1. Mead’s Concept of Society: A Chronological Genealogy2. The Ontogenetic and Phylogenetic Processes in Mead’s Concept of Society: A Dialectical View3. A Topological View of the Concept of Society4. The Passage from Mead’s Social Psychology to Sociology5. Mead’s Concept of Society: Communication and Postmodernity.Informations techniques :George Herbert Mead's Concept of Society: A Critical Reconstruction par Jean-François CôtéEditeur : Paradigm PublishersDate de parution : janvier 2015ISBN-10 : 1612058043ISBN-13 : 978-1612058047208 pages.Retrouvez l'annonce de parution de l'ouvrage sur le site de l'éditeur..&#160;