Which Scholar Originally Coined the Term Symbolic Interactionism in 1937

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which scholar originally coined the term symbolic interactionism in 1937?

• A) Erving Goffman
• B) Herbert Blumer
• C) George Herbert Mead
• D) Arlie Hochschild

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