Answer to Question #307898 in English for Khumbu

Question

What are the five assumption about the theory of symbolic interactionism? Give a short description of each assumption

Answer 1

• Individuals respond in response to the subjective meanings attached to items. For instance, an individual who views the family as a relatively unimportant "thing" will make choices that minimize the importance of family in their lives.
• Interactions take place within a social and cultural context in which objects, people, and situations must be defined and characterized according to the subjective meanings of individuals.
• Individuals derive meanings from their interactions with other individuals and with society; These meanings that an individual has are created and recreated through an interpretive process that occurs whenever that individual interacts with others.
• Self-concept is a motivation for behaviour.