Which of the following is not one of the basic premises that form the basis for Blumer’s understanding of a symbolic interactionist approach to social life?
a. Human beings act toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for them.
b. Meaning is derived from social interaction.
c. Meaning is determined by the introduction of social structure.
d. Meaning is modified through an interpretation process.
c. Meaning is determined by the introduction of social structure.
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A) structuralfunctional theory B) conflict theory C) family development theory D) symbolic interaction theory
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A) Mexican Americans. B) Cuban Americans. C) Central-South Americans. D) Puerto Rican Americans.
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a. declining to treat certain categories of people. b. understanding patterns of health in a community. c. working as clinical sociologists. d. understanding that factors like race, class and gender have no effect on well-being.