Symbolic Interactionism
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Definition:
Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that focuses on how people create and interpret symbols (like language, gestures, and objects) during social interactions. It emphasizes that reality is socially constructed through communication.
Main Idea:
Society is built and maintained through everyday interactions and the meanings people give to things. People's behavior depends on how they interpret the social world around them.
Key Thinkers:
George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer.
Important Concepts:
Symbols: Anything that carries meaning (like words, gestures, or objects).
Meaning: People act toward things based on the meanings those things have for them.
Interpretation: Meanings are not fixed; they are created and changed through social interaction.