SOCIOL 2D06 Lecture 3: Symbolic Interactionism".docx
15 Oct 2013
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Symbolic interactionism emerged in the 19th century and associated with the work of charles horton cooley, william i thomas, george simmel, and george herbert. Symbolic interactionism variants include the chicago school, kuhn"s iowa school of thought, indiana school. Si adopts a hegelian dialectical view of society: this means that society is, 1) processual, 2) dynamic, 3) emergent. Self, action, interaction and society are also processual, dynamic and emergent. Symbolic interactionism focuses on: role of language, shared meanings. Interdependent and reflexive relationship of individuals and society. Interaction and interpretation of meaning in interaction constructs definitions of self, society and the situation. Si: herbet blumer: there are 3 foundational premises of symbolic. This video from kahn academy medicine (2013: http://youtube. com/watch/v=ux2e6uhevk0) = symbolic interactionism (explains these 3 principles with a few examples) Self-reflexiveness and agency (express freedom/make own decisions/ life courses and paths/free will): Individuals are self-reflexive and possess agency that allows them to create and recreate themselves and their environment.
