Apply the Following Assumptions of Symbolic Interactionism to Your Own

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Essay

Apply the following assumptions of symbolic interactionism to your own life: (a)role-taking; (b)looking glass self; (c)significant others; and (d)generalized other.Explain how each of these concepts has played a role in your own understandings of "deviance" and "normality".

Analyze the implications of social class on relationships, including marriage and social networks.

Recognize the importance of socioeconomic status in predicting individual health, lifestyle choices, and leisure activities.

Explore the significance of Karl Marx, Pierre Bourdieu, and Max Weber’s theoretical contributions to understanding class, power, and social structure.

Examine the impact of structural changes in society on social mobility patterns, including the role of technological and economic shifts.

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Definitions:

Negative Attitude Change

A shift in a person's feelings and dispositions from positive or neutral to negative towards an object, person, or situation.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where the perception of one positive characteristic influences the assumption of other positive traits in the same individual.

Sleeper Effect

A phenomenon where a message that initially has little impact becomes more persuasive over time, typically because of a delay in the message's perceived importance or credibility.

Psychological Reactance

An enthusiastic reaction towards proposals, persons, directives, or laws that intimidate or eradicate specified freedoms of behavior.