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'''Symbolic interactionism''' is a [[sociological]] theory that develops from practical considerations and alludes to humans' particular use of shared language to create common symbols and meanings, for use in both intra- and interpersonal communication.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Hall|first=Peter M.|year=2007|title=Symbolic Interaction|url=http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode.html?id=g9781405124331_chunk_g978140512433125_ss1-310|encyclopedia=Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology|doi=10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss310|isbn=9781405124331|access-date=2017-01-24|archive-date=2020-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308144016/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subscriber/tocnode.html?id=g9781405124331_chunk_g978140512433125_ss1-310|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

It is particularly important in [[microsociology]] and [[Social psychology (sociology)|social psychology]]. It is derived from the American philosophy of [[pragmatism]] and particularly from the work of [[George Herbert Mead]], as a pragmatic method to interpret [[social interactions]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Caglar|first1=Sebnem|last2=Alver|first2=Fusun|date=2015|title=The impact of symbolic interactionism on research studies about communication science|journal=International Journal of Arts and Sciences|volume=8|pages=479–84|id={{ProQuest|1768593872}}}}</ref><ref>Nungesser, Frithjof. 2021. "Pragmatism and Interaction." In: ''Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism'', edited by Dirk Vom Lehn, Natalia Ruiz-Junco, and Will Gibson. London; New York: Routledge: 25-36. ISBN 9780367227708.</ref>

According to Mead, symbolic interactionism is "The ongoing use of language and gestures in anticipation of how the other will react; a conversation".<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=BERGER |first1=CHARLES R. |last2=CALABRESE |first2=RICHARD J. |date=January 1975 |title=Some Explorations in Initial Interaction and Beyond: Toward a Developmental Theory of Interpersonal Communication |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1975.tb00258.x |journal=Human Communication Research |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=99–112 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-2958.1975.tb00258.x |issn=0360-3989|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Symbolic interactionism is "a framework for building theory that sees society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals". In other words, it is a frame of reference to better understand how individuals interact with one another to create symbolic worlds, and in return, how these worlds [[Socialization|shape individual behaviors]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=West|first1=Richard L.|title=Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application|last2=Turner|first2=Lynn H.|date=3 March 2017 |isbn=9781259870323|edition=6th|location=New York|oclc=967775008}}</ref> It is a framework that helps understand how society is preserved and created through repeated interactions between individuals. The interpretation process that occurs between interactions helps create and recreate meaning. It is the shared understanding and interpretations of meaning that affect the interaction between individuals. Individuals act on the premise of a shared understanding of meaning within their social context. Thus, interaction and behavior are framed through the shared meaning that objects and concepts have attached to them. Symbolic Interactionism refers to both verbal and nonverbal communication. From this view, people live in both natural and symbolic environments.