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Interactionist Theory: Micro-Level Insights

The document discusses Interactionist Theory, emphasizing how the self is shaped through social interactions and the influence of society on individual identity. It references key figures like Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, exploring concepts such as the 'looking-glass self' and the development of self through social experiences. Additionally, it touches on the implications of social media and symbolic interactionism in understanding human behavior.

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Interactionist Theory: Micro-Level Insights

The document discusses Interactionist Theory, emphasizing how the self is shaped through social interactions and the influence of society on individual identity. It references key figures like Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead, exploring concepts such as the 'looking-glass self' and the development of self through social experiences. Additionally, it touches on the implications of social media and symbolic interactionism in understanding human behavior.

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INTERACTIONIST THEORY

RECAPPING THE THREE PARADIGMS


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MICRO VS. MACRO LEVEL

Social
MACRO Institutions

System of
Cultural Values

The Self

Interactions
with Others MICRO
MICRO VS. MACRO LEVEL

Functionalist:
MACRO How Society is
Healthy

Conflict: What
Interactionist: Undermines
How Society Society
Shapes the Self

How we
Interact
with Others in
MICRO
Society
INTERACTIONIST THEORY
• This theory focuses on how the •
‘self’ is created and shaped by ➢
social interaction.

➢ How does society shape who ➢


we are?
➢ How do we convey our selves ➢
to others?
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ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDINGS
OF INDIVIDUAL ACTION
WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?
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REASON AND RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY
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CASE: STEALING A BAG OF POTATO CHIPS
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THE POSSIBILITIES & LIMITATIONS OF RATIONAL CHOICE
THEORY
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THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF
THE SELF
“I THINK, THEREFORE I AM”
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CHARLES HORTON COOLEY’S “THE LOOKING GLASS SELF”
• Cooley was one of the founders of • By this, he means that others are the
social psychology—where sociology mirror through which we see
and psychology meet. ourselves.
• Cooley argues “Our self-
concepts…could only arise socially, ➢Babies are not born with a sense
in the presence of other people, of self; they develop it over time.
through a process in which we ➢We learn from family how to be
choose, interpret, and imagine the human…and test our
views of others” (18). personalities on friends.
• We develop a “looking-glass self”—"a ➢We thus build our social
self that emerges as a consequence of identities in relation to others.
seeing ourselves as we think people ➢ What would we be like without
see us” (18). society?
WHAT ARE HUMANS WITHOUT SOCIETY?
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THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF
THE SELF
HOW DO WE DEVELOP A SENSE OF SELF?
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GEORGE HERBERT MEAD: CHILDHOOD & THE SELF
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GEORGE HERBERT MEAD: THE I, THE ME, & THE GENERALIZED OTHER
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SELF
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MAKING SENSE OF SOCIAL
INTERACTION
HERBERT BLUMER & SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
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THE SYMBOLIC INTERACTION OF GIFT-GIVING
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MAKING SENSE OF SOCIAL
INTERACTION
ERVING GOFFMAN: DRAMATURGY & IMPRESSION
MANAGEMENT
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CHRISTMAS PRANK: DRAMATURGY & IMPRESSION
MANAGEMENT
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THE ETHNOMETHODOLOGY OF GIFT-GIVING
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