Symbolic Convergence Theory

Symbolic Interactionism is symbolic meaning that people used to interact in the society. Different cultures and subcultures might have their own ways of symbolic interactionism which focuses on social interaction among particular group of people. It is used for different culture identity as well and it is the view that people react to other people and objects based on the personal views. With symbols, meaning, and interaction, the self or identity could be a basic concept in symbolic…

The grid and group theory is used by Mary Douglas as a tool to go beyond the dichotomy. For Douglas, the priority is to use social life as the basis for understanding how people come to know the world they live in. The ‘grid’ axis refers to the individually oriented aspects of social structure, whilst the ‘group’ axis refers to the strength of group ties. The grid axis thus measures how governed and constricted the individual is. Douglas explores past the dichotomy by considering the effect on…

the other hand there are different types of social science each one deals areas of a social interaction of a person. • What are the main theories that underlie sociological analysis? Provide a brief description of each. The Main Theories that underline sociological analysis Symbolic Interaction, Functionalism, and Conflict. The symbolic interaction theory focuses more on analyzes society, it is addressed by subjective meanings that people establish an object, events,…

Looking at the labeling theory and some of the theorist has been talked about throughout lectures, one of the theorist that can relate or be a great example on how labeling theory work, is from of the popular theorist and his name is Max Weber. Max Weber believed that the world is “Multidimensional” (Kennedy 2017 “Max Weber”). When looking at this he also believed that “Values, ideas and meaning are at least as important in society as economic factors” (Kennedy 2017 “Max Weber”). Labeling looks…

Erving Goffman was a sociologist who originated the study of face-to-face interaction, which he made famous in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Goffman believed that the world was like a stage and related social interaction as a theatrical performance in order to stress the importance of human interaction. He argued that we develop an idea of the impression we want to make on others and we manage that impression through performances. In light of this we are given the opportunity to…

definition Henslin explains that “family consists of people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption (Henslin, 2015, p. 368). Just like the many definitions of family, sociologist apply many different theories in order to understand family better. Some major theories that can be applied to further understand the meanings of family are the functionalist perspective, conflict perspective,…

themselves (dress, clothes, posture). Politicians are able to research the communities and people they are hoping to persuade. A theory that goes with this is Expectancy Violation Theory. Expectancy Violation Theory states that based on the receiver, messages could have a favorable or unfavorable meaning. Another theory that ties into this issue is the Argumentation Theory. this theory tells the importance of communication for human beings and how it is important to their…

years of sociological research, collecting quantitative and qualitative data, three sociological theories have stood the test of time. These dominant theories are, the Structural-Functional Approach, the Social-Conflict Approach and the Symbolic-Interaction Approach. “Each sociological theory presented has a unique way of explaining social behaviour in the real world”. (Thiessen, 2017) These theories have all been developed by good sociologists; sociologists who remain objective and unbiased…

Many sociologists use different theories to help them understand the diverse behaviors in society. Sociologist often use the most three important theoretical approaches, structural-functional approach, the social-conflict approach, and the symbolic-interaction approach. These three approaches majorly contribute to the understanding of how our society works. Sociologist also apply these three theoretical approaches to how families function and their operations. Structural-functional approach and…

As mentioned in the present chapter, symbolic interactionism is an important theory in sociology that examines “how we [as humans] construct meanings, how we use symbols to communicate with one another and how symbols are the foundation of our world” (Henslin, 2012). In the field of sociology this theory consists of three fundamental themes –“humans have a self,” “people construct meanings, and act on the basis of those meanings” and “people take into account the possible reactions of others”…