Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Elements of both nominalism and realism are reflected in Mead’s pragmatic thinking.
2. Similar to Emile Durkheim, George Herbert Mead prioritizes the social over the individual.
3. The gesture is the basic element of a social act and therefore is also the basis of social process more generally.
4. Significant symbols arouse the same response in all parties who are participating in an interaction.
5. Significant symbols make human thought possible.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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