SOC224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Symbolic Interactionism, Nonverbal Communication

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC224
• Professor: Katharina Maier

Document Summary

There are no moral phenomenon, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena. This claim emphasizes interpretation as the source of understanding, suggesting that moral codes emerge from a process of interpretation rather than from any type of absolute morality. The interest is not in the act but the perceptions and reactions of and. Constructed through the social typing processes. to the act. Interpretive theories explain something that might be unique and unrepeatable . Critical theories have a self reflective value orienting foundation. Symbolic interactionism, is the foundation for the range of interpretive theories used to study deviance. From this perspective, society is created by social interaction, which occurs via communication through symbols (eg. alphabet, clothing, nonverbal communication) Various processes contribute to the meanings and understandings each of us creates like. Role taking try to see the world from their respective points of view and determine our own attitudes and actions accordingly.