Symbolic Interactionism

Name: Mikhail Wharton

Student ID#: 814004452

Date: 0/10/14

Class: Sociology 1002 Tutorial 1pm – 2pm Wednesday afternoon.

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Born on March 7, 1937 Herbert George Blumer an American sociologist main interest lied in Symbolic Interactionism methods of research believed that individuals create their own social reality by means of individual and collective relations. An avid interpreter of the works of George Herbert Mead's of the workings on Symbolic Interactionism. When he wrote the book 'Symbolic interactionism' he was the leading sociologist of his time. His book was known as the clearest theoretical statement of Symbolic interactionism. "Creation of Social Reality is a continuous process" was his argument throughout the theme of his work. He was scrutinized for his negative critiques of positivistic social research. Despite Blumer devised the term 'Symbolic Interactionism' in 1937, early development of the theoretical approach to social analysis is credited to George Herbert Mead work in his time at the University of Chicago. Blumer played the key role in the keeping of the tradition of Symbolic Interactionism at his time at University of Chicago. Blumer presented his articles on Symbolic interactionism in a single volume in which he conceptualized Symbolic Interactionism into three main principles, how humans acto toward things on a basis of the meaning they have for them (Physical). The meaning of things arise out of the social interactions on has with his or her fellow's (Social). Meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretive process a person used in dealing with the things he or she encounters (Abstract). Symbolic Interactionism a sociological perspective in various areas of sociological discipline and is also somewhat important to microsociology and social psychology. This perspective relies heavily upon the symbolic meaning that people develop...