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- Title
Identity Salience and Role Performance: The Relevance of Symbolic Interaction Theory for Family Research.
- Authors
Stryker, Sheldon
- Abstract
Framing this paper is the question: what research problem and hypotheses suggested by symbolic interaction theory give promise, if pursued, of significantly advancing the sociology of the family? The problem delineated revolves around the concepts of identity and commitment. After explication of a set of premises and needed refinements in concepts basic to symbolic interaction theory, a number of hypotheses are offered. These purport to account for the position of identities in a salience hierarchy and tie identity salience to role performance. Finally, it is noted that these hypotheses could profitably be studied in the research setting of responses to first pregnancy.
- Publication
Journal of Marriage & Family, 1968, Vol 30, Issue 4, p558
- ISSN
0022-2445
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2307/349494