The first premise is that “human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for them.” 5
The second premise underlying symbolic interactionism is that the “meaning of such things is derived from, or arises out of, the social interaction that one has with one’s fellows.
The third premise of symbolic interactionism is that “meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process used by the person dealing with the things he encounters.” 7
Third premise is that “meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process used by the person dealing with the things he encounters.” cultural knowledge
Symbolic interactionism has its roots in the work of sociologists like Cooley, Mead, and Thomas. Blumer has identified three premises on which this theory rests.
sym-bolic interactionism, a theory that seeks to explain human behavior in terms of mean-ings
Looking deeper into why people behave the way they do
The concept of culture as acquired knowledge has much in common with sym-bolic interactionism, a theory that seeks to explain human behavior in terms of mean-ings.
A theory that social communication is made up of words and symbols that are agreements and known things in society.
relationship cannot be called free of values, ethics, or ideology.
From Langdon Winner to Symbolic Interactionism.