Saturday, March 8, 2014

Chapter 4: Symbolic Interaction

Symbolic interaction is a mixture of symbols people use, how people look at things, and behavior followed by. Stereotypes, personal space, eye contact, smiling, and body language play a big role in symbolic interaction. If someone is to close to you while talking, you would feel uncomfortable. Stereotypes stem from all of the above. If you didn't like something about a random person's body language, you might assume certain things about them. Based on body language, you would be able to tell how this mother is feeling towards her child at the moment. She seems happy and content. If the child was crying and upset, the mother might not be smiling so much.

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