During his time at the University of Chicago, his students took notes and decided to put together a book of what they had learned from Mead, Mind, Self, and Society. I have read parts of the book Mind, Self, and Society and found more in depth what George Mead had discovered. There are three basic principles that involved with symbolic interactionism. A First Look at Communication Theory, and Mind, Self, and Society.
Meaning is something that has to be assigned.
Who other than the people who are communicating it, humans. I feel that this is one thing that leads to confusion between two individuals. I know from my personal experience through talking with others, I would say one thing meaning it one way and they would take it in a totally different way. I all depends on how each individual assigns meaning. For example, I would give one of my guy friends a compliment by asking them if they had lost weight, and they would get upset.