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Symbolic Interaction Theory Symbols – which are given meaning by social interaction – are key to our sense of self and society. They define and shape us.

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1 Symbolic Interaction Theory Symbols – which are given meaning by social interaction – are key to our sense of self and society. They define and shape us. Institutions Create Opportunities For Meaning Making By Facilitating Interaction Between Social Actors

2 CONTEXTSCONTEXTS INTERACTIONSINTERACTIONS ROLESROLES IDENTITIESIDENTITIES Symbolic Interaction

3 Home-Worlds & Presenting Cultures Adaptation Alignments Situational Withdrawal Rebellious Line Colonization Conversion Incentives For Work Ceremonial Payments Dire Punishment Stripping Process “The Welcome” Messing Up Secondary Adjustments Are Classmates Family? Moral Career Prepatient ~ Inpatient ~ Expatient Is This Acculturation, Assimilation or Mortification? Authority Echelon Authority Many Points Of Judgment Sphere Overlaps Institutional Lingo Independent or Dependent? “Doing” Time or “Putting In” Time Staff-Inmate Split Stereotypes Social Distance The Privilege System House Rules Clear Privileges Punishments Maintenance Of Humane Standards What Are School’s Valued Resources? Are Schools “Total” Institutions?

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