Herbert Blumer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Blumer

American sociologist, player of American football

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1900

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1987

Profession: psychologist, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Herbert George Blumer (March 7, 1900 – April 13, 1987) was an American sociologist whose main scholarly interests were symbolic interactionism and methods of social research.
Believing that individuals create social reality through collective and individual action, he was an avid interpreter and proponent of George Herbert Mead’s social psychology, which he labelled 'symbolic interactionism'.
Blumer elaborated and developed this line of thought in a series of articles, many of which were brought together in the book Symbolic Interactionism.
An ongoing theme throughout his work, he argued that the creation of social reality is a continuous process.
Blumer was also a vociferous critic of positivistic methodological ideas in sociology.