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First Overarching Theme - ✔✔Meaning is a central element of human behavior
First Overarching Theme: Assumptions - ✔✔1. People will react to something according to
the meaning the thing has for them
2. We learn about meaning through interaction with others
3. As people come into contact with different things and experiences, they interpret what is
being learned
People will react to something according to the meaning the thing has for them. - ✔✔In
other words, people live in a symbolic environment and will respond to something based on
their definition of that symbol. A cigarette, for example, is a symbol of relief and pleasure for
one person and a "death stick" to another.
We learn about meaning through interactions with others. - ✔✔Meaning is learned and
processed through our social interactions. People make value judgments about which symbols
are positive and negative and react to them based on these values.
As people come into contact with different things and experiences, they interpret what is being
learned - ✔✔People are both actors and reactors. We are not passive beings who simply
respond to the world around us; instead, we are active beings who choose the parts of the
environment to which we respond.
Second Overarching Theme - ✔✔Has to do with our self-concept. Because humans are active
social beings who interact with others based on their meaning of a situation, they must have a
sense of self for this to take place.
Second Overarching Theme: Assumptions - ✔✔1. A human infant is Asocial
, 2. Once individuals develop a sense of self, this will provide motivation for future behavior
A human infant is asocial (Symbolic Interactionism Theory) - ✔✔Infants are not born with
predetermined ideas about who they are, but develop these ideas as they interact with people
along the way. An example is the notion of the looking-glass self. A symbolic interactionist,
then, would not say that a child has misbehaved because of a mischievous temperament, but
that the child has learned and interpreted the behavior as a result of his or her interactions with
the environment.
Third Overarching Theme - ✔✔A discussion of the self to a discussion of society. This theme
is based on the idea that infants are not born into a social vacuum. Instead, the environment of
an infant has symbols and values that were assigned at birth. If the room is decorated in pink
and filled with dolls, what do we assume? We presume, of course, that the infant is a girl.
Parents have often used dolls and the color pink as symbols of what is feminine or as an
example of the types of things infant girls should come to value. Individuals
Third Overarching Theme: Assumptions - ✔✔1. Individuals are influenced by society
2. People learn the rules and values of society through everyday interactions within
that culture.
Individuals are influenced by society: - ✔✔Individuals are influenced not only by their
own self-concepts and the values, symbols, and beliefs of their families, but also by the cultural
norms and values of the society in which they live. Perhaps the changing nature of fathering
behaviors best exemplifies this. Whereas just a generation ago it was unusual for men to show
physical affection to their children, it is commonplace in today's families. This is because of the
changing societal expectations for fathers, which state that both parents should show their
children they love them, not only with words but also with actions such as hugs
People learn the rules and values of society through everyday interactions within that culture: -
✔✔What is the best way to learn about life in Japan? The best way to learn about Japanese
individuals and families is to spend some time living among them. You can learn many things
during common daily experiences that can never be taught in a book.
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