Example Of Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic Interactionism According to the Three Sociological Perspectives, “Symbolic interactionism is based on five core ideas” (Colomy 33). The first defining attribute talks about how humans react to words and means upon how they are said. When someones makes a comment it can come off different or sound rude than how it was intended to be. The second assumptions is when a humans changes the way they talk to someones to based on how they are acting or feeling. People may change they talk to someone is they are sensitive to certain subjects. The third assumption is when two things relate to each other, but have two different means. The fourth assumption is when different groups of people have different means or beliefs about how they react or feel about a certain subject. The fifth assumption is that a meaning over time may change and someones persecutive could change about how they feel about a certain …show more content…
The first functionalism assumptions is related to a problem. Within this problem it must address a large number of people. If the problem is not resolved it will cause a strain on society and will continue to have problems and will be unsolved. The second functionalism assumption is that someone addressed a problem that many humans had and resolved this issue. A few examples of the second functionalism assumption is creating insurance, pension, and social security. The third functionalism assumption is when one problem occurs it causes many more problems to occur that then need to be resolved. The fourth functionalism assumption is when a group of people come together to form a team rather than be against each other. The fifth functionalism assumption is when problems occur between social classes because of jealousy or envy of someones success, which may lead to crimes in some