##  [Symbolic Interactionism](/index.php/symbolic-interactionism) 

  ##  [Symbolic Interactionism](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/symbolic-interactionism-0) 

  

 [![Social Sciences Dictionary](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-01/Social%20Sciences.png.webp?itok=FFG6NW1n)](/index.php/topic-specific-dictionaries/social-sciences)



**Social Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A micro-level sociological theory that defines social reality as produced, maintained and modified through face-to-face interaction and the interpretation of symbols; individuals act on the basis of meanings they negotiate with others, and those meanings are created, sustained and revised through interactional processes.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Symbolic Interactionism](https://commerce.quantumdictionary.io/symbolic-interactionism-1) 

  

 [![Commerce, Trade & Industry Dictionary](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-01/Commerce%2C%20Trade%20%26%20Industry.png.webp?itok=nh8jKPLm)](/index.php/topic-specific-dictionaries/commerce-trade-industry)



**Commerce, Trade & Industry Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A sociological perspective that explains social life as the product of continuous, interpretive interactions in which people create, negotiate and modify shared meanings through symbols, gestures and language; in the context of fashion, clothing and adornment are treated as symbolic resources whose meanings arise and change through interpersonal and institutional exchanges rather than being fixed