Herbert Blumer
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Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert Blumer canonical | 10 |
| Herold Blumer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2356561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Blumer Context triple: [Huey P. Newton, doctoralAdvisor, Herbert Blumer]
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A.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
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B.
Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons was a prominent American sociologist best known for developing structural functionalism and influential grand theories of social systems and action.
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E.
Robert N. Bellah
Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Blumer Target entity description: Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
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A.
Robert K. Merton
Robert K. Merton was a prominent American sociologist known for his theories of social structure and anomie, the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, and major contributions to the sociology of science.
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B.
Norman H. Nie
Norman H. Nie was an American political scientist and social researcher best known as a co-creator of the SPSS statistical software and for his influential work on political participation and survey research.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons was a prominent American sociologist best known for developing structural functionalism and influential grand theories of social systems and action.
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E.
Robert N. Bellah
Robert N. Bellah was an influential American sociologist of religion best known for his analyses of the moral and religious dimensions of modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Missouri ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century sociology ⓘ |
| familyName | Blumer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective behavior
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methodology ⓘ public opinion ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ symbolic interactionism ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anselm Strauss
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Erving Goffman ⓘ Howard S. Becker ⓘ
linked to:
Howard Becker
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| influencedBy |
George Herbert Mead
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John Dewey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term "symbolic interactionism"
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contributions to the Chicago School of sociology ⓘ developing symbolic interactionist theory ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Sociological Association ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Industrialization as an Agent of Social Change
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Movies and Conduct ⓘ Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method ⓘ |
| occupation |
sociologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Berkeley, California, United States of America
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linked to:
Berkeley
|
| playedFor |
Chicago Cardinals
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linked to:
Arizona Cardinals
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| positionHeld |
chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley
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president of the American Sociological Association ⓘ professor of sociology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sportsActivity | American football player ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
interpretive sociology
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symbolic interactionism ⓘ |
| workFocus |
collective behavior and social movements
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meaning-making in social interaction ⓘ methodological critique of variable analysis ⓘ public opinion and mass media ⓘ |
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Subject: Herbert Blumer Description of subject: Herbert Blumer was an American sociologist best known for coining the term "symbolic interactionism" and significantly shaping the Chicago School of sociology.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Herbert Blumer