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Perception
Comm Theory - Perception (Symbolic Interactionism)
Term | Definition |
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symbolic interaction | the ongoing use of language and gestures in anticipation of how the other will react; a conversation |
meaning: the construction of social reality | humans act toward people or things on the basis of meanings they assign to those people or things. |
language: the source of meaning | meaning arises out of the social interaction that people have with each other. |
thinking: the process of taking the role of the other | an individual's interpretation of symbols is modified by his or her own thought processes. |
minding | an inner dialogue used to test alternatives, rehearse actions, and anticipate reactions before responding; self-talk. |
taking the role of the other | the process of mentally imagining that you are someone else who is viewing you. |
Mead's self components | meaning, language, and thinking |
looking-glass self | the mental self-image that results from taking the role of the other; the objective self; me. |
I | the subjective self; the spontaneous diving force that fosters all that is novel, unpredictable, and unorganized in the self. |
Me | the objective self; the image of self seen when one takes the role of the other. |
generalized other | the composite mental image a person has of his or her self based on societal expectations and responses. |
applied symbolic interaction | Creating reality. Meaning-ful research. Generalized other. Naming. Self-fulfilling prophecy. Symbol manipulation. |
participant observation | the method of adopting the stance of an ignorant yet interested visitor who carefully notes what people say and do in order to discover how they interpret their world. |
self-fulfilling prophecy | the tendency for our expectations to evoke responses that confirm what we originally anticipated. |
responsive "I" | the self created by the way we respond to others. |
ethical echo | the reminder that we are responsible to take care of each other; I am my brother's keeper |
face of the "other" | a human signpost that points to our ethical obligation to care for the other before we care for self. |