Symbolic Interactionism (Chapter 5)

Question 1

What is symbolic interactionism?

Answer 1

Ongoing use of language and gestures in anticipation of how the other will react; a conversation

Question 2

What is construct of social reality?

Answer 2

Humans toward people/things on the basis of meanings they assign them (it’s our interpretation that counts)

Question 3

What is the process of taking the role of the other?

Answer 3

Thinking, minding (inner dialogue), and mental image

Question 4

What is the “looking glass self”?

Answer 4

Self-image that results from taking on the role of the other; objective self; me

Question 5

What is Meads hypothesis? What does he believe?

Answer 5

Self concept results from assimilating judgements of others. Ie. you are what people say you are.He believed theory is valuable to the extent it is useful.

Question 6

What is the difference between subjective and objective?

Answer 6

Sense of the self
Objective: manufactured
Subjective: unpredictable

Question 7

What is self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 7

Expectations confirming what we originally anticipated