SOCIOL 2S06 Study Guide - George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
22 Apr 2014
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Part iii introductory issues and historical overview: what is symbolic interactionist theory, perspective that focuses on how individuals continuously exchange and interpret symbols, through socialization that individuals learn symbols that are crucial for interaction within a particular culture. Words (verbal or written representations of objects or concepts. Gestures (extending a hand so that it can be shaken) February 13: the chicago school in the 1920s and 1930s. This is your subjective reality: objective reality might be quite different possible that some of them are quite conservative and will be offended by your joke. George herbert mead: philosopher (not a sociologist, decline of the chicago school after the 1930s. Structural functionalism: the chicago school in the 1950s. Erving goffman: referred to as the last major figure of the chicago school, dramaturgical theory. In 1959 goffman published his book presentation of self in everyday life: the continuing impact of symbolic interactionist theory, work of mead and goffman that has been most influential.
