Symbolic Interactionism

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does the term "symbolic capacity" mean? Symbolic capacity is the ability to be able to represent and to recall past or future situations to ourselves, “to conjure them up when they are not present”.

5. What did Mead mean by the term, "the generalized other"? This is the standard outlook of the community in which a child grows up, and the attitudes shared within it form a part of each person’s personality.

6. What are Blumer's criticisms of variable analysis? Blumer believed that variable analysis of sociology failed to meet the minimal requirement of comprising a variable since it didn’t have actually measurable dimensions with clearly defined properties.

7. What is the basis of Blumer's critique of Parsons? Blumer dismissed Parson’s attempt at trying to reduce possible forms of human interaction to simply conflict or consensus. Rather, Blumer felt that symbolic interaction acknowledged that people united in many different ways whether it be through conflict or cooperation. ...

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