Symbolic Interactionism

• this is the shared understanding and interpretations of meaning that affect the interaction between individuals. individuals act on the premise of a shared understanding of meaning within their social context

  symbolic interactionism
• this is a representation of an event, action, person, or place that can be used to communicate about the event, action, person, or place; cues/signal

  symbol
• he was the one to develop the theory of symbolic interactionism. when was it

  herbert blumer, 1937
• this is a theory on how one's self or social identity is dependent on one's appearance to others

  looking glass self theory
• he developed the looking glass self theory

  charles cooley
• "Choose your self presentation carefully, for what starts out as a mask, may become your face" who said this

  erving goffman