interactionism

• weber

  • verstehen
  • subjective meanings
• mead

  • people interact in symbols
  • objects imply behaviour
• cooley

  • looking glass self
  • see oneself how others see you
• becker

  • labelling
  • self fulfilling prophecy
  • master status
• goffman

  • dramaturgical analysis
  • front + back stage, actors
  • impression management
  • using props to shape individuals
• giddens

  • structuration theory
  • combines structural + social action theories
  • both influence behaviour
• eval

  -recognises choice

  -ignores social structures