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Symbolic Interaction Theory

By: Jessica Fish & Kay Pasley
In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)

Symbolic interaction theory, or symbolic interactionism (SI), suggests that meaning and realities are developed by individuals through social interaction. Seminal to the development of this theory were the contributions of Charles Peirce's theory of signs and symbols, John ...

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  Fish, J. & Pasley, K. (2014). Symbolic interaction theory. In M. J. Coleman & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The social history of the American family: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 1312-1313). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781452286143.n521
  
  Fish, Jessica and Kay Pasley. "Symbolic Interaction Theory." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong, 1312-1313. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. doi: 10.4135/9781452286143.n521.
  
  Fish, J & Pasley, K 2014, 'Symbolic interaction theory', in Coleman, MJ & Ganong, LH (eds), The social history of the american family: an encyclopedia, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 1312-1313, viewed 27 October 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781452286143.n521.
  
  Fish, Jessica and Kay Pasley. "Symbolic Interaction Theory." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Eds. Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. 1312-1313. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 27 Oct. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781452286143.n521.
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