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Interactionist perspective focuses on small scale social interactions and how meanings and identities are negotiated between individuals. Meanings are not fixed, but are created and changed through social interactions that are influenced by context. How an action is defined and the roles people take on depend on how the interaction is interpreted based on language, appearance, manners, and the social context.
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All communication is social - it draws on ways we have figured out how to talk and give
nonverbal messages. We don\'t generally impart a similar route from everyday, since factors like
setting, singular identity, and state of mind interface with the assortment of social impacts we
have disguised that impact our decisions. Communication is intuitive, so a vital impact on its
adequacy is our association with others. Do they hear and comprehend what we are endeavoring
to state? It is safe to say that they are listening admirably? Is it true that we are listening
admirably accordingly? Do their reactions demonstrate that they comprehend the words and the
implications behind the words we have picked? Is the state of mind positive and responsive? Is
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seeing the world? The responses to these inquiries will give us a few signs about the viability of
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Social interaction refers to the mutual stimulation and response between two or more individuals through verbal and non-verbal communication. It involves social perception, cognition, emotional responses, behavioral adaptation, social influence, and relationship dynamics. Social structure provides patterns that guide behavior and is composed of status, role, and the social construction of reality.
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Symbolic interactionism focuses on human behavior and views it as the result of conscious interpretation of symbols and meanings within social interactions, rather than being determined by social structures. Key concepts include the self developing through socialization and interactions, the looking glass self where individuals see themselves through the reflections of others, and labeling theory where deviance is created through the application of rules and labels to certain groups.
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Symbolic interaction theory has three main premises:
1) Humans act based on the meanings of things, which come from social interactions rather than being inherent.
2) The meanings of things arise through social interaction with others.
3) These meanings are modified through an interpretive process as individuals interpret meanings to guide their own actions.
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This document summarizes a research paper on the relationship between personality and communication. The paper used a survey to examine how personality traits like extraversion/introversion influence communication patterns. Key findings included that extraverts tend to be more social and use more abstract language, while introverts prefer more concrete descriptions. The paper also discussed how people with complementary personalities can form successful relationships by expanding each other's experiences. Overall, the research demonstrated that personality strongly shapes an individual's communication style and their interactions with others.
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Symbolic interactionism is a micro-level social theory that focuses on how people interpret and act based on shared meanings and symbols. It views society as emerging from human interaction and communication through language. While it provides insight into social roles and interpretation, criticisms argue it overlooks larger social structures and can be vague or subjective.
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