SOCIOL 41 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Arthur Schuster, Symbolic Interactionism
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The process by which people act toward or respond to one another, mutual influence. The object or actions that by convention or consensus stand for something else. The interactive processes with others in society through which individuals learn the ways of acting that are essential for effective participation within the society, and lead to the acquisition of the self. Definition, people hold about themselves, which indicate both their unique combination of biopsychological characteristics, group memberships and overall function in the social structure. Ex: student at uci, american citizen, democrat, guy, older brother, son, criminology major, 22, athlete, asian american, middle class, etc. The system of symbols people in a society use to create, store, and organize their affairs. Ideas that people in a society share about exists, what is true. Ideas that people in a society share about what is good or bad, used as standards for judging actions, ethical principles.
