SOC 885 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: George Herbert Mead, Nonverbal Communication, Symbolic Interactionism
4 May 2016
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Society is the sum of interactions of individuals and groups. Symbolic interaction occurs when: people communicate through the use of symbols, examples: A gift of food, cake or a casserole to a newcomer of the neighborhood is a symbol of welcome and friendship. Symbols are instrumental in helping ppl derive meanings form social situations. Sociology aim at understanding and explaining human behaviour. Sociologists use theory to understand and explain human behaviour. It can also be referred to as social constructionism. Interactionists try to understand and explain human behaviour by focusing on the interaction between people. It is through the interaction with other people that we become who we are in order to understand behaviour you need to understand how the mind and self are created. George herbert mead (1832-1917) wrote a book called in mind, self and society (1934), where he describes how the individual mind and self arises out of the social process.
