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Explanation for Herbert Blumer

Herbert Blumer (7 March 1900 – 13 April 1987) was an American sociologist. Continuing the work of George Herbert Mead, he named and developed the topic of symbolic interactionism. Blumer's main research interests included empirical method and observation of popular culture. He believed that sympathetic introspection and participant observation were more important than scientific approaches when it came to examining symbolic interactionism.

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