George Herbert Mead and Modern Behaviorism

There are a large number of similarities between Mead's social behaviorism and the modern behaviorism of Skinner, Bandura, and others. There are two main differences between the two schools, but the differences are not great and are for the most part overshadowed by the similarities. The evaluation of the similarities and differences presented here should help clarify the relationship between these two schools that share many important features and help establish contact between them. Efforts to increase contact between these two behavioral traditions promise to stimulate the growth and refinement of important sociological ideas.