COMM 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: George Herbert Mead, Symbolic Interactionism, Stress Management
10 Oct 2016
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Communication phenomenon he"s interested in: symbols- primarily concerned with language. Goal of his theory: to explain this phenomenon. 2nd phase of research: iowa school of though: manford kuhn: focused on development of self, developed a self concepts scale (20 statements test), more quantitative approach. Can knowledge exist before experience: no, mead believes we gain knowledge through experience. By what process does knowledge arise: social constructivism and a little bit of empiricism. Should research be value free: observational is value free, interpretational is not value free. Should theory and research attempt to achieve social change: he would accept that it is possible. The coordinated management of meaning theory- cronen, pearce & harris. Theoretical goal: to explain how people co-create meaning in conversation. Assumptions-ontological: people create systems of meaning-there is a process to it. Temporally: people co-create a social reality, behavior/communication is not interpretable except in context of a larger system-creating meaning in a co-setting.
