the interactionist recognizes that both the dispositional perceptions and values and the theory of holistic images matter in terms of discerning and identifying theoretical patterns in the interaction of these two streams of information. “This approach integrates existing taxonomies of individual differences with existing taxonomies of strategic situations; it also involves differentiating types of people with regard to their knowledge and identifying how this moderates the complexity and subtlety with which they combine elementarist and holistic considerations in making decisions” (Mischel & Shoda 230). In summary, the pioneering work of Harriet Martineau is clearly defined as what one would term interactionist, and as such, it elevates social theory from subjective aesthetics and objective data collection to a dynamic that can identify patterns in the engagement of elementarist and holistic elements at work in society. Rizter and others have not only identified this approach, but have also utilized it in their pioneering work to find a workable construct for exploring the unwieldiness of a complicated, postmodern society. Works CitedAlhabeeb, M.J. “Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 38:1 June 1997, 77-82.Cooper, Lawrence, Cary Murphy. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Chicago: Taylor & Francis, 1996Hutcheon, P.D. Leaving the Cave: Evolutionary Naturalism in Social Scientific Thought. Ithaca: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996. Mischel, Walter, and Yuichi Shoda. 1998. "Reconciling Processing Dynamics." The Annual Review of Psychology 49: 229-58. Pichanick, Valerie. Harriet Martineau: The Woman and Her Work 1802-1876 University of Michigan Press, 1980. Ritzer, George. The McDonaldization of Society: An Investigation into the Changing Character of Contemporary Social Life, Rev.Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 199...
