Interactionism Flashcards
1
Q
What is interactionism?
A
How people interpret the world through social interaction
2
Q
What kind of theory is interactionism?
A
social action
3
Q
What is a social action theory?
A
focus on individuals in small groups and how they interpret the world
4
Q
Who made the labelling theory?
A
Becker 1963
5
Q
What is the labelling theory?
A
our sense of self is affected by labelling where peers give us a label and we begin to conform to it (self-fulfilling prophecy)
6
Q
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
A
when a label placed on a child begins to affect how they view themself
7
Q
What is a master status?
A
a label overrides someones other qualities and makes them seen as only one thing
8
Q
Evaluation of interactionism?
A
- offers insight into small groups in rich detail
- can bee too micro so unrepresentative of wider society
