Griffin (March 7, 2011) stated symbolic interaction is “The ongoing use of language and gestures in anticipation of how the other will react; a conversation.”(P.54). As defined by Turner & West (2010), symbolic interactionism theory is "meanings that we assign to people or things or even events. " (p.79). To my understanding, symbolic interactionism theory is the study of how people communicate through symbol as a language which enables to interact the meaning with an individual in society.
According to Blumer (1990) there are three basic core of Symbolic interactionism which are meaning, language, and thought. 'Meaning' is the message on how human understand towards things which include everything on their surroundings. The language is how the meaning delivered. The thought is how people interpret with the message (P.63). For this post, I'll be using the picture above for my example.
The picture above shows how the cat imagine to be lion through the reflection of the mirror which it shows as inspiration for individual's viewer. The cat has 'meaning' which it relates to individual who are small, weak, etc. The 'language' is the lion reflection of the cat which means every individual can aim their dream higher to change their fate. The 'thought' in this picture is how the individual is capable on making decision and to think about their future.
In conclusion, symbolic interaction is the continuous practice of both language and gestures over expectation on others' reaction. Turner & West (2010) defined symbolic interactionism theory as "meanings that we assign to people or things or even events." whereby according to another theory by Blumer in 1990, the main idea of symbolic interaction is divided into 3 main categories namely, the meaning, the language and the thought. Thus the process of symbolic interaction undergoes understanding the meaning of a message, the means of delivering the message and finally the interpretation and feedback that others gives to the messenger.
References:
Griffin, Emory A (March 7, 2011). Symbolic Interactionism Theory of George Herbert Mead : A First Look at COMMUNICATION THEORY (8th ed.), New York, America: MCGRAW-HILL.
West, R., Turner, L., H., (2010) Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application (4th Ed.). New York. McGraw Hill
Blumer, H. (1996). Symbolic interactionism: perspective and method. New York: Paperback Pages
Griffin, Emory A (March 7, 2011). Symbolic Interactionism Theory of George Herbert Mead : A First Look at COMMUNICATION THEORY (8th ed.), New York, America: MCGRAW-HILL.
West, R., Turner, L., H., (2010) Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application (4th Ed.). New York. McGraw Hill
Blumer, H. (1996). Symbolic interactionism: perspective and method. New York: Paperback Pages
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