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Tag: symbolic interactionism

Symbolic Interactionism and Socialisation

socialisation is an active process of social interaction

March 13, 2023
Herbert Bulmer’s Symbolic Interactionism

meaning emerges from interaction and society only seems stable!

March 6, 2023
Symbolic Interactionism

Self identity is an active process through which ‘I’ reflect on how i think others see me and adapt my social self accordingly.

March 3, 2023
Media Representations of women

The media have historically under-represented women, something Tuchman referred to as ‘symbolic annihilation’; women have also been misrepresented through stereotyping and subject to the ‘male gaze’. However, in recent years representations of women are more common and more postive.

September 2, 2019
Social Action Theories for Second Year A Level Sociology – A Summary

We can divide sociological theories into two broad types: structural and action theories. Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism are all structural theories, are interested in ‘society as a whole’ and ask ‘societal level questions’ such as ‘what functions does education perform for society and the individual’? (Functionalism) or ‘why does injustice exist’ (Marxism and Feminism)? They…

January 18, 2017