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''' This is the sentence I am going to change. ''' and that social definitions do develop in part or in relation to something "real". People thus do not respond to this reality directly, but rather to the social understanding of reality; i.e., they respond to this reality indirectly through a kind of filter which consists of individuals' different perspectives. This means that humans exist not in the physical space composed of realities, but in the "world" composed only of "objects". According to Erving Goffman, what motivities humans to position their body parts in certain manners and the desires to capture and examine those moments are two of the elements that constitute the composition of the social reality which is made of various individuals' perceptions, it's crucial to examine how these two elements occur. It appeals symbolic interactionists to shift more emphases on the realistic aspect of their empirical observation and theorizing.

Three assumptions frame symbolic interactionism:


 * 1) Individuals construct meaning via the communication process.
 * 2) Self-concept is a motivation for behavior.
 * 3) A unique relationship exists between the individual and society.

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''' This is what I am going to change. ('''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. According to Macionis, 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 shape individual behaviors. 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 is framed through the shared meaning that objects and concepts have attached to them. From this view, people live in both natural and symbolic environments.)

I would change this lengthy paragraph to ''' Symbolic Interactionism places a premium on human agency and creativity, in doing so it accentuates how individuals create and recreate their social worlds through the use and manipulation of symbols in a joint interaction with co-social actors in a dynamic and infinite fashion. According to the Ox-ford Dictionary, “Symbolic interactionism grew out of the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism in the late 19th century, especially as elaborated by William James, John Dewey, and Charles S. Peirce.” Famed founder of SI, George Herbert Mead is credited with forging a bridge between the pragmatic tradition and sociology. Other founders who cemented the SI tradition into sociology were Charles Horton Cooley and William Isaac Thomas. How-ever, most sociologists agree that the most important exponent of SI was Herbert Blumer, who coined the perspective’s label in 1937. Blumer’s book, Symbolic Interactionism. It is a primarily a United States phenomenon. SI insists on the active role of social actors in constructing their social world while rejecting the view that sees individuals as pawns of social structures. '''

 Three assumptions frame symbolic interactionism: 

- Individuals construct meaning via the communication process.

- Self-concept is a motion for behavior.

- A unique relationship exists between the individual and society.

With these frame works, we can see the main idea of Symbolic Interactionism. The main idea being, human action and interaction are understandable through the exchange of meaningful communication or symbols. With this idea, humans are portrayed as acting, as opposed to being acted upon.