Symbolic Interaction TheorySymbolic Interaction Theory
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• Symbolic Interaction: social construction of genderSymbolic Interaction: social construction of gender
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• Symbolic Interaction: social construction of genderSymbolic Interaction: social construction of gender• Conversation Of GesturesConversation Of Gestures
• Random movementsRandom movements
• Responses to movementsResponses to movements
• Role-takingRole-taking
• Meaningful responsesMeaningful responses
• Significant symbolsSignificant symbols
• Vocal gesturesVocal gestures
How Meaning Is MadeHow Meaning Is Made
RoleTakingRole
Taking
A Response ToThe MovementA Response ToThe Movement Random
MovementRandom
Movement
MeaningfulGesture
MeaningfulGesture
SignificantSymbol
SignificantSymbol
The development of meaning relies on symbols shared by many people in a culture.The development of meaning relies on symbols shared by many people in a culture.
VOCALVOCALGESTURESGESTURES
Don’t RequireDon’t RequireAs Much RoleAs Much Role
TakingTaking
VOCALVOCALGESTURESGESTURES
Don’t RequireDon’t RequireAs Much RoleAs Much Role
TakingTaking
How Meaning Is MadeHow Meaning Is Made
RoleTakingRole
Taking
A Response ToThe MovementA Response ToThe Movement Random
MovementRandom
Movement
MeaningfulGesture
MeaningfulGesture
SignificantSymbol
SignificantSymbol
SharedSymbolsShared
Symbols
The development of meaning relies on symbols shared by many people in a culture.The development of meaning relies on symbols shared by many people in a culture.
VOCALVOCALGESTURESGESTURES
Don’t RequireDon’t RequireAs Much RoleAs Much Role
TakingTaking
VOCALVOCALGESTURESGESTURES
Don’t RequireDon’t RequireAs Much RoleAs Much Role
TakingTaking
Key ConceptsKey Concepts• Symbolic Interaction: social construction of genderSymbolic Interaction: social construction of gender• Conversation Of GesturesConversation Of Gestures
• Random movementsRandom movements
• Responses to movementsResponses to movements
• Role-takingRole-taking
• Meaningful responsesMeaningful responses
• Significant symbolsSignificant symbols
• Vocal gesturesVocal gestures
• Shared Symbols and SocietyShared Symbols and Society• We don’t automatically respond to stimuli. We respond to stimuli’s meaning.We don’t automatically respond to stimuli. We respond to stimuli’s meaning.
• Facial expressions, physical proximity, paralinguistic signalsFacial expressions, physical proximity, paralinguistic signals
• Gesture differences across culturesGesture differences across cultures
• The importance of “assumption”The importance of “assumption”
• It isn’t about the concrete property of symbols.It isn’t about the concrete property of symbols.