Herbert Blumer

Question 1

Term / handle for understanding “society/the social” (as in course)

Answer 1

Symbolic interactionism (shared meaning-making)

Question 2

Definition

Answer 2

(Paired with Garfinkel on the slide) “Order produced through everyday social interaction and shared meaning-making.”

Question 3

Opposing thinking (in course contrasts)

Answer 3

Structural explanations (Durkheim/Marx).

Question 3

Example scenario (general)

Answer 3

A gesture becomes “rude” or “polite” depending on shared interpretations.

Question 4

Ontology place

Answer 4

Agency

Question 5

How they explain “not sitting down in the waiting room”

Answer 5

would focus on the meaning of standing (e.g., “I’m in a hurry”, “I don’t belong here”, “I’m cautious”) negotiated with others.