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Symbolic-Interactionism
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Contributors and Development of
Symbolic-Interactionism
Cooley
Meaning is either taken for granted and thus pushed aside as unimportant or it is regarded as a mere neutral link between the factors responsible for human behavior and this behavior as the product of such factors (Blumer 2).
Goffman
Dewey
H.G. Mead
To simply ignore, or disavow human agency is to neglect how meaning is created, modified and perpetuated.
Blumer
Symbolic-Interactionism is not a philosophy!
Symbolic-Interactionism is empirically based social science, therefore, SI must meet certain criteria:
Historical Roots of Symbolic-Interactionism
1. Pragmatism believes there is no 'true'
reality, an 'out there,' external reality does
not exist; 'reality' "is actively created as we
act in and toward the world."
- People remember and base their
knowledge on what has proved useful to
them.
- People define social and physical 'objects'
based on what has proven beneficial to
them.
Methodological Position of Symbolic-Interactionism
Symbolic-Interactionism comes from a distinctive approach to the study of human group life and human conduct. A neologism!
Fall and Winter Issues
Symbolic-Interactionism
The Nature of Symbolic-Interactionism
1. Human beings act toward things on the basis of the
meanings that the things have for them.
2. Meaning of such things is derived from, or arises out of,
the social interaction that one has with one's fellows.
3. Meanings are handled in, and modified through, an
interpretive process used by the person in dealing
with the things he [or she] encounters.