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49ers Faithful: Application of Symbolic Interactionist Concepts in Identity Construction
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Keywords

Symbolic Interactionism
Identity
Social Psychology
Role-Taking
Labeling
Stigma

How to Cite

Discola, Kristen. 2024. “49ers Faithful: Application of Symbolic Interactionist Concepts in Identity Construction”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, October. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/49ers-faithful-application-of-symbolic.

Abstract

In this activity, basic tenets of symbolic interactionism are broken down into digestible pieces and students explore each through close investigation of their own experiences of identity construction. This will not only solidify their understanding, but it will also illuminate the wide applicability of symbolic interactionist concepts within and...

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Subject Area(s):
Social Psychology
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 100, College 200
Class Size(s):
Medium, Small

Usage Notes

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

  1. Students will be able to explain symbolic interactionism.
  2. Students will be able to identify a variety of symbols and explain how the meaning of each is socially constructed.
  3. Students will be able to apply a variety of symbolic interactionist concepts, including role-taking, rituals, stigma, the looking-glass self, identity scripts, and reference groups.
  4. Students will be able to describe the processes of identity construction, identity negotiation, and identity validation.

Goal Assessment(s):

  1. Students will demonstrate their ability to explain symbolic interactionism through in-class discussions in which they draw upon their submissions prior to class.
  2. Students will demonstrate their ability to identify a variety of symbols through submission of their applications.
  3. Students will demonstrate their ability to explain how the meaning of symbols is socially constructed through in-class discussions drawing upon their submissions.
  4. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply a variety of symbolic interactionist concepts, (ex. role-taking, rituals, stigma, the looking-glass self, identity scripts, reference groups) through submission of their work applying each of the ideas to their own experience of identity construction.
  5. Students will demonstrate their ability to describe the processes of identity construction, identity negotiation, and identity validation through in-class discussions in which they draw upon their submissions prior to class.

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