This presentation discusses symbolic interactionism and its key concepts. Symbolic interactionism focuses on the symbolic meanings that people develop and rely on in social interaction. It analyzes society by addressing the subjective meanings people impose on objects, events, and behaviors. The main postulate is that human beings have the capacity for thought, which is shaped by social interaction and the learned meanings and symbols that allow people to act and interpret situations.

1. Leslie Méndez
Iraida Pena
Jesus Cheverez
Jacqueline Perez
Aida Vega

2.  In this presentation there will be discussed the topic of the
symbolic interaction, what its main postulates are, interactionism,
ethnomethodology and dramaturgical analysis. As this theory
contributes in the deviant behavior in social construction, its
visualization to the individuals, the community, to the
government, the sociological imagination and what its
importance for the study of the individuals. We will speak about
all this in order to that they understand a little on this topic.

3.  The symbolic interactionism, perspective, also called symbolic interaction
is a major framework of sociological theory. This perspective relies on the
symbolic meaning that people develop and rely upon in the process of
social interaction.
 Symbolic interaction theory analyzes society by addressing the subjective
meanings that people impose on objects, events, and behaviors.

5.  Its main postulate is based that the human beings we have the
capacity of thought, which is molded by the social interaction,
which is learned of the meanings and symbols that allow us to act
and interpret, modifying or altering the meanings based
interpretation of the situation, to interact with itself and through
their actions and interactions to join between the groups and
society.

6.  Symbolic interactionism considers the facts as the main interest of sociology and assumes the
existence of a symbolic system transituational.
o Society is thought to be socially constructed through human interpretation. People interpret one another’s behavior
and it is these interpretations that form the social bond. These interpretations are called the “definition of the
situation.”
 Ethnomethodology focuses on the investigation of the actions of individuals, construction,
recognition of the circumstances and events. This is instructed in the organization of daily life
of an individual.
 Dramaturgical analysis is set in the actors, actions and interactions. According to Erving
Goffman's analysis of action dramaturgical approach is based on a framework that is
constituted by an interpretation scheme that enables individuals to order their experiences
within their life space and the world in general. (Chihu, A & Lopez, A., p.247, pp.4)

7.  They build sociological theories (are explaining how they are and how
social phenomena happen) from the individuals defined as subject or
actor of social action.
 Max Weber believes that "comprehensive sociology" is the basis of this
theory, of this approach. Believes that human activity is different from
other natural phenomena contain a meaning that gives the actor and others
attributed to him.
 That is, for Weber, the understanding of those activities is analyzing the
subjective meanings that actors attribute to their own behavior and that of
others. Any human activity has meaning to the person who performs it.

8.  According to Mead, self does not exist at birth but is developed through
interaction with others.
 Emerges from the social interaction of humans in which the individual
takes on the role of the "other" and internalizes the attitudes and
perceptions of others through those interactions.
o Individuals are not born with a sense of self but develop self concepts through
social interaction
o Self concept is developed through the process of interaction and communication
with others
o Self concept is shaped by the reactions of significant others and by our
perceptions of their reactions
o Since people are symbolic creatures, they can interpret and talk about their inner
experiences, such as their thoughts or desires, thus enhancing communication and
interactions with others.
o To understand people’s social acts, we need to use methods that enable us to
discern the meanings they attribute to these acts.

9.  People are part of a community, where our generalized other is the
sum total of responses and expectations that we pick up from the
people around us.
o Community development can use symbolic interactionism to help bring people
together to create a common understanding and shared goals.
o The common approach of symbolic interactionism when analyzing communities
bypasses two of its main contributing qualities, location and organization.

10.  Symbolic interactionism, as it pertains to government, focuses its
attention on figures, emblems, or individuals that represent power
and authority.
 Sociologists study government and power by relying on the
framework of symbolic interactionism, which is grounded in the
works of Max Weber and George H. Mead.
 Images that represent the power and authority of the United States
include the White House, the eagle, and the American flag.

11.  Symbolic interactionism relates to sociological imagination
because the individual must become aware of the society
around him and his effect on it, as well as the effect that
society has on him.
 Sociological imagination helps us gather the information that
we obtained from the interactions in our surroundings, and
help us make sense of it.

12.  This theory itself Is the process where we humans interact with
symbols to build meaning, Mead theory’s that the individual is a
product of interaction between individuals and society this
combination developed the mind and out of the mind become
communication and social experiences between people.
 As we apply on today’s daily social interactions the main ideas of
Mead *the priority of society Mitch is the experience that we have
upon the world. *The act *impulse *perception *manipulation
*Consummation
 Gestures is the basic mechanism act of social in particular
 Significant symbols is the way we apply and give answers.
 Mental process and mind *intelligence *conscience *
meaning*mind
 SELF is the way we see our self as and object and we can put
ourselves in someone’s position by behaving and talking like them.

13. This report explains how humans act towards things and meanings of
what surrounds us. We must also make it clear that people learn to
perform through observations and interaction. Each person has their
own personality which can modify the meanings and symbols in a
situation, because of their ability to think to make decisions.
!The research itself is a symbolic interaction between the researcher
and the research subjects¡

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