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In Celebration of Virginia Olesen's Uncanny Sociological Eye
Author(s) -
Clarke Adele E.,
Ruzek Sheryl Burt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1002/symb.263
Subject(s) - symbolic interactionism , interactionism , sociology , scholarship , uncanny , socialization , trace (psycholinguistics) , sketch , psychoanalysis , epistemology , criminology , social science , psychology , law , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , political science , computer science
Symbolic interactionism dwells deep in the intellectual bones of Ginnie Olesen, manifest in sundry ways across a long and ambitious academic career. Here, we briefly sketch her background and then trace her scholarship featuring her interactionist and feminist contributions in four main areas: professional socialization, women, health and healing studies, qualitative methods/feminist methodologies, and the sociology of emotions/interactionist social psychology of illness. We conclude with cherished memories.