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June 26, 2026Sociological TheoryOpen Access

Symbolic Interaction in Authoritarian Times: A Frommeadian Synthesis

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KBK. C. BoismierAPAntony Puddephatt

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Overview

The study develops a new framework combining Fromm and Mead to address ideological recruitment in authoritarian contexts.

Key Points

  • This research aims to critique the optimistic views of symbolic interactionism by integrating Erich Fromm's insights to better understand ideological recruitment.
  • Critically synthesize Erich Fromm's and G. H. Mead's theories.
  • Explore structural conditions alongside unconscious emotional drives.
  • Propose an integrated model for future research.
  • Identified the need for a critical framework for symbolic interactionism in authoritarian contexts.
  • Outlined challenges and considerations for merging Fromm's social psychology with Mead's philosophical insights.
  • Injected new research questions to investigate the processes behind ideological recruitment.

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Boismier et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e1907030ad1a9b3091f08https://doi.org/10.1177/07352751261450980
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