The Analysis of Social Interactions

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First published in1979, The Analysis of Social Interactions examines advances in methodologies for studying social interactions and explores their implications.

The book is divided into three parts. Part I, Design, Techniques, and Analysis, focuses on the methods themselves. Part II, Illustrations, demonstrates how these methods apply to areas of social development such as aggressive family systems, the ontogeny of play, and the origin of social interactions. Part III, Summary and Conclusions, proposes guidelines for interactional research, synthesizing key ideas from throughout the book.

This volume will be a valuable read for students and researchers of behavioural sciences and sociology.

Inhalt

Social interactional methods: an introduction Part 1: Design, Techniques, and Analysis 1. Interactional designs 2. Observing interaction: a confrontation with methodology 3. Behavioral acts: description, classification, ethogram analysis, and measurement 4. The analysis of behavior sequences Part 2: Illustrations 5. A performance theory for coercive family interaction 6. The human infant in social interaction 7. Play in domestic kittens Part 3: Summary and Conclusions 8. Toward guidelines for interactional research Part 4: Appendices Appendix A: how to assess personality and social patterns: observations or ratings? Appendix B: note on describing and analyzing interactional data: some first steps and common pitfalls