Herbert Blumer (1969), who coined the term "symbolic interactionism," set out three basic premises of the perspective:
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∙ 12y ago"SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM IS 'SYMBOLIC' BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO SITUATIONS BY THE ACTORS INVOLVED AND IT IS "INTERACTIONIST" BECAUSE MEANINGS ARE GIVEN TO SITUATIONS THROUGH INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ACTORS"This really does not answer the question. To point a little bit more in the correct direction of a better answer, versus simply spouting something that doesn't answer your question, Symbolic Interactionism is a sociological theory developed by George Herbert Mead. His student, Herbert Blumer, coined the term.As far as other facts, it was born out of American Pragmatism and has received a lot of criticism for being too grand of a theory. Some people say that it isn't a real theory. However, it meets at least 1 out of 3 criterion for a "useful" theory. These criterion areDescriptionExplanationPredictionSo to answer more precisely, symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective/theory.
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It explains how ones behavior depends on the way they define themselves and others.
Interactionist Perspective.The level of analysis used in the interactionist perspective is refered to as microsociology.
Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory created by Irving Goffman. The theory asserts that the world is a stage and we all play various roles.
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Symbolic interactionism is a social theory that society is shaped by the manner in which people interact with each other. A good way to teach it would be to have students observe human conduct in a natural social setting.
i think thge first difference between functionalism and symbolic interactionism it that symbolic interaction deals mostly with verbal and nonverbal interaction meanwhile functionalism deals with large scale groups that can be breaken down in to sub units
Symbolic interaction, also called symbolic interactionism, is a major part of sociological theory. Its a perspective that influences many aspects of sociology.