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Learning Unit 3 (Ineffective Verbal Communication (Labelling (Describing…
Learning Unit 3
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Symbolic Interactionism
How people create meanings (especially about themselves) and make sense of reality through interactions with others
Made up of symbolic interaction, meaning, and nature of self
Symbolic interaction: Reality is symbolic, constructed through communication.
Symbolic is never fixed, eg. Clothing styles go out of fashion, the roles of woman in society have changed, etc
Meaning
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The meaning of a word is not the object it refers to, but as the response it evokes
Social products created and used in human interaction, making communication central to social life
The Nature of Selfhood
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The self-as-process
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Often impulsive and undirected- our immediate response to social situations and drives every communication message
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