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Symbolic interactionism
looks at individual and group meaning-making, focusing on human action instead of large-scale social structures.
Learning Objectives
Examine the differences between symbolic interactionism and other sociological perspectives
Key Points
Symbolic interactionism has roots in phenomenology, which emphasizes the subjective meaning of reality.
Symbolic interactionism proposes a social theory of the self , or a looking glass self .
Symbolic interactionists study meaning and communication; they tend to use qualitative methods.
Symbolic interactionism has been criticized for failing to take into account large-scale macro social structures and forces
Key Terms
behaviorism: an approach to psychology focusing on behavior, denying any independent significance for mind, and assuming that behavior is determined by the environment
phenomenology: A philosophy based on the intuitive experience of phenomena, and on the premise that reality consists of objects and events as consciously perceived by conscious beings.
role theory: assumes that people are primarily conformists who try to achieve the norms that accompany their roles; group members check each individual’s performance to determine whether it conforms with that individual’s assigned norms , and apply sanctions for misbehavior in an attempt to ensure role performance.
Symbolic interactionism
is a theoretical approach to understanding the relationship between humans and
society
. The basic notion of
symbolic interactionism
is that human action and interaction are understandable only through the exchange of meaningful communication or
symbols
. In this approach, humans are portrayed as acting, as opposed to being acted upon. The main principles of
symbolic interactionism
are:
Human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings that things have for them
These meanings arise out of social interaction
Social action results from a fitting together of individual lines of action
This approach stands in contrast to the strict behaviorism of psychological theories prevalent at the time it was first formulated (the 1920s and 1930s). According to
symbolic interactionism
, humans are distinct from infrahumans (lower animals) because infrahumans simply respond to their environment (i.e., a stimulus evokes a response or stimulus ⇒ response), whereas humans have the ability to interrupt that process (i.e., stimulus ⇒ cognition ⇒ response). Additionally, infrahumans are unable to conceive of alternative responses to
gestures
. Humans, however, can. This understanding should not be taken to indicate that humans never behave in a strict stimulus ⇒ response fashion, but rather that humans have the capability of responding in a different way, and do so much of the time.
This perspective is also rooted in phenomenological thought. According to
symbolic interactionism
, the objective world has no reality for humans; only subjectively defined objects have meaning. There is no single objective “reality”; there are only (possibly multiple, possibly conflicting) interpretations of a situation. Meanings are not entities that are bestowed on humans and learned by habituation; instead, meanings can be altered through the creative capabilities of humans, and individuals may influence the many meanings that form their
society*
. Human
. $ociety
. *therefore, is a social product.
"A star is born..."
George Herbert Mead described
self
as “taking the
role
of the other,” the premise for which the
self
is actualized. Through interaction with others, we begin to develop an identity about who we are, as well as empathy for others. This is the notion of, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. ” In respect to this, Cooley said, “The thing that moves us to pride or shame is not the mere mechanical reflection of ourselves, but an imputed sentiment, the imagined effect of this reflection upon another’s mind. ”
It should be noted that symbolic interactionists advocate a particular methodology. Because they see meaning as the fundamental component of the interaction of human and
society
, studying human and
social interaction
requires an understanding of that meaning.
Symbolic interactionists tend to employ more qualitative, rather than quantitative, methods in their research. "A Star is born..." (Renditions)
The most significant limitation of the symbolic interactionist perspective relates to its primary contribution: it overlooks macro-social structures (e.g.,
norms
,
culture
) as a result of focusing on micro-level interactions: the incorporation role for various media performances
theory into
symbolic interactionism that
addresses the criticism.
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