SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM AN INTRO AN INTERPRETATION AN INTEGRATION

USING A UNIQUE STEP-BY-STEP, INTEGRATED APPROACH, THIS TEXT ORGANIZES THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM IN SUCH A WAY THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEM CLEARLY AND ARE ABLE TO APPLY THEM TO THEIR OWN LIVES. IT EMPHASIZES THE ACTIVE SIDE OF HUMAN BEINGS-HUMANS AS DEFINERS AND USERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMANS AS PROBLEM SOLVERS AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN ACTIONS-AND IT SHOWS STUDENTS HOW SOCIETY MAKES US, AND HOW WE IN TURN SHAPE SOCIETY.