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symbol
Title: symbol
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 681 | Pages: 2.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
symbol
Human beings exist and interact in a reality which they define themselves. Inside of this
reality they make use of social objects, that is, anything used between to actors in social
situations that have meaning and function in that social environment (Charon 46). Many social
objects are used to represent something else and are interpreted to convey more meaning. These
social objects are known as symbols and it is the core of the symbolic interactionist perspective.
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…showed last 75 words of 681 total…they are our reality and are central to what makes’ us human (Charon 69). Symbols are the basis
of our communication within our own social groups and with others. It is through our
understanding of how we use them that we understand ourselves.
Works Cited
Charon, Joel M. Symbolic Interactionism; An Introduction, An Interpretation, An Integration.
6th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,1998.
Kendall, Diana Elizabeth. Sociology in our times. 2nd ed. Scarborough, Ontario: Nelson, 2000
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