PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ALL COMMUNICATION IS SYMBOLIC AND BASED UPON INTERACTION AND MEANING.
Symbolic Interactionism is the process of interaction in the formation of meanings for individuals.
Human beings are best understood in a practical, interactive relation to their environment.
CORE ASSUMPTIONS AND STATEMENTS
MEANING
states that humans act toward people and things according to the meanings they give to those people or things.
LANGUAGE
gives humans a means by which to negotiate meaning through symbols.
THOUGHT
modifies each individual's interpretation of symbols.
