Iciobolic Interactionism

Register to read the introduction… Carl added that, “symbolic interactionism is a micro orientation on the individual and how he or she interacts with the social environment.” Furthermore, “the use of symbols, such as: words gestures, body language, and facial expressions, influence how people communicate, which our actions communicate meaning.” Interactionists constantly seek to understand how small interactions influence the larger society. This is where Max Weber (1864-1920) comes in, “a German sociologist who emphasized the need to understand a setting from a point of view of the people in it.” Rahman gave a great example of Weber’s point of view, “exploring the urban life that occurs at street level like how pedestrians respond to homeless people they pass on the street.” Another great sociologist that contributed to symbolic interactions was George Herbert Mead (1863-1931), “who explored how our personalities develop as a result of social experience.” Other sociologist founders who contributed to symbolic interactionism were Erving Goffman and Howard …show more content…
Types of social-conflict approaches are: feminism and the gender-conflict approach and race-conflict approach. “The gender-conflict approach focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men, while feminism focuses support on social equality for women and men.” Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) and Jane Addams (1860-1935) were two sociologists that took these approaches. “The race-conflict approach focuses on inequality and conflict between racial and ethnic categories.” Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) studied the black community in the United States applying this approach (Raham). Other significant founders for this approach were Karl Max and John Bellamy