`Elias′ work is intriguing and has the capacity to stimulate sociologists...The subject matter of <b>The Symbol Theory </b>is both expansive and deep<i>′ - <b>Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counselling
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<p><i><b>`Readers will be well rewarded. In its attempt at a grand synthesis<i> </i><b>The Symbol Theory </b>moves way beyond sociology in any strict sense...Few readers will fail to be impressed by the breadth of vision and the clarity of expression. For many, the book may supply a welcome, undogmatic antidote to skepticism<i>′ -<b> Contemporary Sociology</b></i></b></i></p>
The bulk of The Symbol Theory was published in Vol 6, issues 2, 3 and 4 of Theory, Culture & Society.