WorksheetsSymbolic Interactionism Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the main focus of symbolic interactionism?
How governments control society
How economies shape inequality
How people create meaning through social interaction and symbols
How technology changes culture
In symbolic interactionism, what do symbols represent?
Only physical objects
Shared meanings people attach to things
Universal truths that never change
Random actions with no purpose
Which example BEST shows symbolic interactionism at work?
A country passing a new law
A factory producing goods for export
Climate change affecting global weather
Students learning to see a teacher’s raised eyebrow as disapproval
Symbolic interactionism says that meanings are fixed and never change
True
False
Why are words considered symbols in symbolic interactionism?
They are part of the dictionary
Their meaning comes from how people use and understand them
They never change meaning
They are created by governments
Who is regarded as the foundational Theorist of Symbolic Interactionism?
George Herbert Mead
Karl Marx
Emile Durkheim
Robert Merton
Talcott Parsons
Who formally coined the term “symbolic interactionism”?
Herbert Marx
Talcott Parsons
George Herbert Mead
Herbert Blumer
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Answer the questions below after watching the video
Based on what you learned in the video, are hand symbols and gestures considered symbolic interactionism?
Yes
No
What is the concept of “looking-glass self”?
It emphasizes how individuals form their self-concepts based in how they believe others perceive them
It emphasizes how individuals immerse themselves into a new culture and become different
It emphasizes looking into the mirror and seeing what's different
It emphasizes how groups form their self-concepts based on how other people in the group perceive them
Who came up with the concept the "looking-glass self"?
Charles Morton Spoolie
Charles Morton Cooley
Charles Horton Cooley
Charles Horton Spoolie
Symbolic interactionism mainly focuses on:
Macro-level institutions
Micro-level everyday interactions
Economic systems
Global politics
Which of the following is considered a strength of symbolic interactionism?
It explains how symbols shape behavior
It studies only large-scale society
It ignores the role of the social environment
It focuses only on quantitative data
Which of these is a weakness of symbolic interactionism?
Shows how symbols shape behavior
Considers small interactions
Explains micro-level meanings
Overestimates personal control
