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| Symbolic interaction theory |
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| Is base on ideas about the self and its relationship to society |
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| What is the goal for the importance of meanings for human behavior? |
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| Theme 1: The importance of meaning in human behavior: |
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*Meaning is created in interaction between people *Meaning is modified through a interpretive(cognitive)process
*Humans act towards others on the basis of meaning those other have for them |
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| Theme 2: Importance of self-concept |
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| *individuals develop self concept through interaction with others* Self concepts provide an important motive for behavior |
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relatively stable set of perceptions people hold about themselves such as:
Appearance, social traits, talents, beliefs, intellectual capacity, moods or feelings, physical condition. |
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| a prediction about yourself causing you to behave in such a way that it becomes true. |
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| Theme 3:The relationship between individuals and society |
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| *People and groups are influenced by cultural and social processes.*Social structure is worked out through social interaction |
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| Evolution of the Symbolic Interaction Theory. |
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| Early 20th century pragmatists-John Dewey and William James believed that reality is dynamic. They instisted that meanings were created in interaction. |
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relationship between SYMBOLS and interactions.
* Arbitrary label given to phenomenon |
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| SIT views individuals as... |
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| as active, reflective participants in their social context. |
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| Too broad and vague* focus too much on the individual* lack of utility * Untestable *Fails to explain the emotions and self-esteem |
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| the ability to use symbols with common social meanings |
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| ability to put oneself in another place |
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| imagining how we look to another person |
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| ability to see ourselves as another sees us |
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| living up to or down to others expectation of us. Others expectation that governs our actions. |
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| The spontaneous, impulsive, and creative self spontaneious, and not influenced by social constraints. |
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| the reflective, socially aware self, analytical, and evaluative. |
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*the web of social relationships humans create and respond to
*Particular Others: individuals who are significant to us
*Generalized Others: attitude of the whole community (social groups |
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*Stands the test of time
*logical consistency |
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| Applications in a variety of contexts (media, organizational, interpersonal) |
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Scope: to broad to be useful/vague
-Lack of utility: focus to much on individual, ignores important concepts( self esteem)
Untestable: to many nominal concepts |
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