Herbert Blumer

George Herbert Mead is considered the founder of this theory; however, the term was originally coined by his student Herbert Blumer. Blumer also outlined the basics of symbolic interactionism as: humans interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things; the ascribed meaning of things comes from our interactions…

There is no doubt that people want to spend their life with the ones they love, however, one’s love for another may not be enough. The novel Everyday written by David Levithan explains the complex love between young individuals and their struggle to love each other no matter what. Essentially, the novel Everyday follows the main character A, who is an undefined being who wakes up in a different body every day. It is never specified whether or not A is a male or female, yet most people label A as…

The dining setting that I have chosen to observe was Yogurtland. Once I arrived at Yogurtland approximately eight at night, the shop was quiet with only a few customers in the store. There was a small group of two girls and one boy who looked like they would be in high school sitting at a table talking and laughing. On the opposite side of the room, there was a girl who was sitting alone eating yogurt while on her phone. When I got my yogurt and sat down, the environment was quiet and mellow.…

Symbolic interactionism was developed by George Mead and later refined by Herbert Blumer. This communication theory advocates that the way societies see objects or individuals, explains how they will act regarding them; one develops significance through interaction in the social dominion; and that individuals develop upon those meanings in their own intellectual realm (Griffin, Ledbetter, & Sparks, 2015). Humans think through their social interactions in their mind, to determine their meaning…

When you think of poverty what does come to mind? As you walk through your towns imagine seeing the homeless rummaging through garbage trying to get their next meal clothed in rags with nothing on their feet. All because of poverty and sadly many people are affected by poverty all over the world. What causes poverty you may ask lack of education, poor health, bad economy etc. and poverty can have diverse effect on countries. The interactionist perspective theory is an explanation used by…

Introduction: This memoire written by Annie Ernaux is a conceptualization of class struggle and the roles of different actors within a family and society. It focuses on the death of Ernaux’s Father, and thusly how his life was constructed through societal norms and how the people around him acted in accordance with those norms. As an uneducated man who raises a daughter that escapes her social binding, the contrast between class structure, labour ideals and gender roles are prevalent throughout…

One inherent quality in humans is the need to categorize things. We need order and in order to achieve order, we put things in categories. It is not even always conscious, but it is and has always been present both socially and institutionally in our society. As a society, we classify people in a process called stratification by race, class, and gender. By understanding human’s innate need to classify people through symbolic interactionism, we can develop a deeper understanding of the…

What symbolic interactionism means is to view society as made up of small scale interactions and its concerned with the meanings people attribute to their actions and interactions (1). Herbert Blumer has three core principles of symbolic interactionism which is: meaning, language, and thought. Meaning is the way people act towards others and the meaning that we are given to those people or things. Language gives us a means by which to negotiate…

Thesis: Racial profiling is a re-occurring issue in American history that started during the Colonial times, and continues up until today. In general, experience is very valuable and can aid in making decisions or judgment calls. Racial Profiling compromises the structure in which America stands. With Constitutional laws that are supposed to protect us as American citizens from any discrimination or mistreatment, Racial Profiling is still being practiced. It violates our human rights, causes…