Answer to Question #307895 in English for Khumbu

Question

Discuss, form a symbolic interactionism perspective, how families transmit norms and values to learners though socialisation. Provide examples of this transmission

Answer 1

The theory states that people live in both a natural and symbolic environment. Its values relies on building of symbols in the mind. This theory has been passed through generations and families. Some of the symbolic interactionism that was held long time ago have been developed and has become the cultural norms and values of the society we live in. Symbolic interactionism in socialization is the main way through which personalities and self-concept have been formed, values, and attitudes transmitted, and the culture of one generation passed to the next. A good example of this theory is by using the word "cat", which is just a series of letters, people pictures a furry, four-legged canine animal. Further, if one mentions "decent dressing", it is relative in different cultures with some cultures picturing a fully clothed person with the whole body covered while in some cultures once so long as one is clothed then they can be considered decent. Therefore, symbolic interactionism is what is perceived in the mind of a person when a word or statement is mentioned.