Who Founded the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective That Individual Behaviour Is

question 87

Multiple Choice

Who founded the symbolic interactionist perspective that individual behaviour is the product of social interactions with other people?

• A) Dorothy Smith and Margrit Eichler
• B) Karl Marx and Max Weber
• C) George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer
• D) Charles Horton Cooley and Georg Simmel

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Definitions:

Deviance

Behaviors or actions that violate societal norms or values, which can encompass both criminal and non-criminal acts depending on the context.

Personal Distress

A negative emotional response, such as anxiety or fear, that stems from perceiving another person's suffering or from being in a stressful situation oneself.

Cognitive Confusion

A state of being perplexed or unclear, often resulting from a disruption in one’s mental faculties or the presence of conflicting thoughts and feelings.

Maladaptive Behaviour

Actions or tendencies that are counterproductive to oneself or to one’s ability to adapt or interact successfully within the environment.