Joseph A. KotarbaJoseph A. Kotarba is professor of sociology and director of the Center for Social Inquiry at Texas State University-San Marcos. He is the author or editor of seven books, and approximately ninety-five articles and book chapters. He is the 2009 recipint of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement and 2010 recipient of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s Mentor’s Excellence Award. His most recent book is The Present and Future of Symbolic Interactionism, coedited with Andrea Salvini and Bryce Merrill. Read More Read Less