SYG-2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: George Herbert Mead, Symbolic Interactionism, Social Constructionism
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Origins of the theory attributed to george herbert mead (1863 1931) S. i focuses on how our conceptions of social problems and are formed and maintained through symbolic processes. For example: is the gator symbol seen as a positive (cute, fierce, useful) or negative. S. i is the foundation for the social constructionist approach. Whether we defi(cid:374)e a(cid:374) issue as (cid:862)pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)ati(cid:272)(cid:863) or trou(cid:271)leso(cid:373)e depe(cid:374)ds on the meaning we assign to it and on our interactions with other to construct the problem. Thus, from this micro perspedtive, social problems stem from clash in meanings.
