In society we interact a lot by the media. For example, some of the clothes that is being sold today is astonishingly high, but we buy it. We know its expensive, but we want to show society, or symbolize the brand of clothing we have. This example my also symbolize the economy status that you see yourself in.
Another way of seeing the symbolic theory is one that is more familiar to us. We humans connect through a society by interaction. We have to communicate somehow in any given circumstance. In the world everyone uses gestures to communicate. For example in the States, throwing something like a two finger symbol, will mean peace, or it might mean "whats up". This is the amazing part of the theory! We are born knowing nothing, and we somehow start to understand symbols more as we grow and connect with society. We also move our hands a lot, especially when we tell a story. If we wouldn't use hand movement as we spoke, the person on the other end of the conversation would be baffled. They might perceive you as somebody who is socially awkward. Wherever it is that we travel in the world, we should always keep in mind that not a lot of the symbols are the same across seas. We all recognize some symbols or ways of interacting, because we are human, and we are connected with each other one way or another. It is also important to not be ethnocentric and allow people to utilize their symbols. We might have to show them the right and wrongs ones, or they might have to show us. Nevertheless, keep in mind how important symbols are in our everyday life.
Reference:
http://sociology.about.com/od/Sociological-Theory/a/Symbolic-Interaction-Theory.htm
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