Symbolic interactionism refers to the patterns of communication, interpretation and adjustment between individuals. Both the verbal and nonverbal responses that a listener then delivers are similarly constructed in expectation of how the original speaker will react. The ongoing process is like the game of charades; only it’s a full-fledged conversation.
Examples-
A simple picture of a donkey(Democrat) and a simple picture of an elephant(Republican), symbolize which political party you represent.
It is also very common for sports fans representing different teams to segregate and fight one another.
Symbolic interactionism is also commonly used within companies to advertise their products.
Herbert Blumer (1969) set out three basic premises of the perspective:
- "Humans act toward things on the basis of the meanings they ascribe to those things."
- "The meaning of such things is derived from, or arises out of, the social interaction that one has with others and the society."
- "These meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretative process used by the person in dealing with the things he/she encounters."
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