Symbolic interactionism | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Symbolic interactionism


00:01:21 1 History
00:01:30 1.1 George Herbert Mead
00:03:30 1.2 Herbert Blumer
00:04:39 1.3 Other theorists
00:05:44 2 Assumptions, premises, and research methodology
00:05:56 2.1 Assumptions
00:07:08 2.2 Premises
00:10:04 2.3 Research methodology
00:11:08 3 Five central ideas
00:13:56 4 Central interactionist themes
00:16:11 5 New media
00:18:24 6 Criticisms
00:19:21 6.1 Framework and theories
00:20:57 6.2 Social structure
00:22:20 6.2.1 Language
00:23:10 6.2.2 Critical perspective
00:25:09 7 Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction



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Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that develops from practical considerations and alludes to people's particular utilization of dialect to make images and normal implications, for deduction and correspondence with others. In other words, it is a frame of reference to better understand how individuals interact with one another to create symbolic worlds, and in return, how these worlds shape individual behaviors. It is a framework that helps understand how society is preserved and created through repeated interactions between individuals. The interpretation process that occurs between interactions help create and recreate meaning. It is the shared understanding and interpretations of meaning that affect the interaction between individuals. Individuals act on the premise of a shared understanding of meaning within their social context.Thus, interaction and behavior is framed through the shared meaning that objects and concepts have attached to them.   
Symbolic interactionism comes from a sociological perspective which developed around the middle of the twentieth century and that continues to be influential in some areas of the discipline. It is particularly important in microsociology and social psychology. It is derived from the American philosophy of pragmatism and particularly from the work of George Herbert Mead, as a pragmatic method to interpret social interactions.