Symbolic Interaction Theory: Seabees

Individuals act according to how they believe and not in regards to what is actually true. Interpretation and interaction is what defines the meaning of social enigmas. Depending on what culture, class, or ethnology an individual or group is from. This allows these individuals to obtain a sense of how to act no matter what physically true. Although, Symbolic-Interactionism focuses on the finer details it neglects the problem as a whole.
This theory is like viewing or explaining the “Seabees” without realizing that they are just a fraction of the Navy. Just because one part of the Navy feels a particular way about “A” doesn’t mean that the Seabees also feel the same way. Seabees have their own way of doing things and in a sense act as though they are their own society because in a sense they are. They have certain jargon, gestures, …show more content…
When someone steps into the Seabee community, they might feel out of whack, dysfunctional, or have no sense of what is going on, vice versa, because they haven’t been in that type of unit before and can find it difficult to become accustomed to this new command. If a Seabee were to do one thing that in normal in the Seabee community other Seabees would understand whereas, many sailors would not even though they are a part of the Navy as a whole. It is important to understand this detachments way of thinking from a symbolic interactionism perspective so that a mission can function properly. Everyone in the Seabee society has pretty much the exact same mindset and frames of thinking as does the whole Navy with a few minor differences, but when someone that has never been in the Seabees comes into this mini organization it can be fairly difficult for them to adapt or understand orders, words, or gestures. Just as sailors may feel that it is difficult being a