Symbolic Interactionalism

A month before the wedding, Carla and Marco bought a wedding ring. As they stare on it, Carla asked her fiancé what does the ring signifies. Marco told her that wedding ring is a sign of commitment, and she added that it could also mean a representation of love and forever. Do you think what sociological perspective do they view the upcoming event through the said stuff?

• Rational Choice Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Marxism

• Psychoanalysis

One of the founders of Social Psychology, an influential figure in symbolic Interactionism who developed a theory of “social self”?

• Karl Marx

• Sigmund Freud

• George Herbert Mead

• Herbert Blumer

One of the processes of self-discovery of self-development that refers to widespread cultural norms and values that we use as a reference in evaluating ourselves.

• Play stage

• Games stage

• Generalized others

• Central concept

Which one is the CORRECT definition of Symbolic Interactionism?

• A sociological framework that focuses on unified meanings individual attach to objects, people, and interactions.

• A framework that actualizes the nature of non-living creatures to make sense of their actions and interactions through external cues from their everyday life and environment.

• It is known for homogeneity, parsimony or consensus among its practitioners.

• A sociological framework that focuses on different meanings individual attach to objects, people, and interactions.

According to Mead, __________ is very important in human communication.

• Gesture

• Expression

• Symbols

• Signs

Gestures play essential part in our communication with others. The following are part of it and it is believed that such things convey significance. They can either emphasize or oppose what we are verbally stating. Identify which one does not belong to the group.

• posture

• facial movements

• tone of voice

• All of the above

1. A young boy might sit on the edge of the bathroom counter, attentive to the way in which his father goes about shaving, and emulate this action by scraping the edge of a unsharpened object across his own face. Identify what particular process of self-discovery or development does the scenario applies.

• Generalized other

• Play Stage

• Central Concept

• Game Stage

Engaging in a team sport, means it befits a child to conceptualize the roles of his teammates and opponents in order to successfully move throughout the game within his own particular position. This is an example of what we call…

• Generalized other

• Play stage

• Central concept

• Game stage

What specific process of development is best described with this situation. An employee who arrives promptly to work in order to avoid scrutiny from his colleagues.

• Generalized other

• Play Stage

• Central Concept

• Game stage

When a child engages in a pleasant behavior that causes his/her parent to smile, he equates the concept of “good behavior” with that of “a specific facial expression” resulting in an upturned mouth”. Which of the following does the given example fall?

• Meaning is an important element of human existence

• People identify and mold their unique symbolic references through the process of socialization

• There is a cultural dimension that intertwines the symbolic “educational” development

• None of the choices