4 important contributions of symbolic theory - Answer-1st view the world as always changing
2nd - social structure is not fixed in time
3rd - meaning does not come from objects themselves, but from our interactions with objects
4th - they(pragmatists contributors) exhibited an ideological commit...
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4 important contributions of symbolic theory - Answer-1st view the world as always
changing
2nd - social structure is not fixed in time
3rd - meaning does not come from objects themselves, but from our interactions with
objects
4th - they(pragmatists contributors) exhibited an ideological commitment to progress
and democratic values
greatest strength of Symbolic interactionism - Answer-it provided the means by which to
study social interaction in a scientific fashion.
two stages of gaining senes of self - Answer-play stage and game stage
Play stage - Answer-when kids play they role play like playing house, they reflect
whatthey see their parnts do and learn from others perspectives in their role play and
they only take on of one person at a time
Game stage - Answer-take on the perspectives of many people at one time. In the
family children understand what each person's role is, including their own and how the
behavior of the one family member affects the interactions of other family members
Final stage - Answer-is when we can anticipate how one's behaviors affect not only
those individuals in our immediate environment but those in society at large. This
means understanding social norms and expectations, one can guess how other people
will react to a specific gesture or interaction.
Social self (me) - Answer-is all of our learned experiences,
The I self - Answer-is our immediate reaction to situations
Thomas theorem - Answer-" If people define situations as real, they are real in their
consequences"
Symbolic Interactionism assumptions - Answer-***Overarching theme 1: meaning is
central to the element of human behavior:
-People will react to something according to the meaning the things has for them
-We learn about meaning through interactions with others
-As people come into contact with different experiences, they interpret what is being
learned
***Overarching theme 2: People must have a sense of self to interact with others based
on their meaning of a situation:
, -A human infant is asocial
-Once individuals develop and sense of self, this will provide motivation for the future
behavior
***Overarching theme 3: based on the idea that the environment of an infant has
symbols and values that were assigned at birth. EX, room with pink and dolls are a
symbol from parents on what little girls should come to value:
-Individuals are influenced by society
-People learn the rules and values of society through everyday interactions within that
culture
Interactions - Answer-social behavior in which two or more people during which some
type of communication (verbal or nonverbal)
Symbols - Answer-product of social interaction
meaning shcnages depending on interaction
we are not free to use symbols any way we choose
Gestures - Answer-nonverbal communication, acts that represent something else
Social Norms - Answer-expectations about how to act in a given situation
Rituals - Answer-comes from families.
Roles - Answer-can be self-defined, family defined or socially defined. We have different
views of the same role. Roles are not static
Salience - Answer-we invest time in roles that we see as most important
Impression Management - Answer-We want others to have a good impression of us so
we take on roles that fit within social norms of our current environment
Identify - Answer-the roles that we find most salient are also most likely define our
identity
Areas of research and application - Answer-School
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