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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > American social theory > symbolic interaction
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symbolic interaction  

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  • Symbolic interaction is a perspective in sociology that places meaning, interaction, and human agency at the center of understanding social life. This perspective grew out of the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism, an approach developed in the late nineteenth century by Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Symbolic Interaction]

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