Symbolic Interactionism

Crable, Bryan

doi:10.4135/9781412959384.n371

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“…Symbolic interactionism, which draws upon this understanding of the process, is a set of ideas for studying the interplay of individuals and community where structure and significance are created among people who, over time, produce shared meaning for certain symbols and actions, which in turn are representations of their understanding of particular events. Such interactions create and transform collections of people into communities via an evolving and dynamic process of mutual coordination and role taking (Crable, 2009). Ideas, when symbolized for communication, become objects for interaction, which in turn come to define a social reality for those within the community (Stryker & Vryan, 2003).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media Interaction as Informal Science Learning: a Comparison of Message Design in Two Niches

2020

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Social media provides science learners opportunities to interact with content-specific messages. However, most science-specific social media content is designed to disseminate information instead of encouraging dialogue. In this novel, ex post facto exploratory study of a science social media community, we sought to understand the relationships among community member interaction, design elements of messages, and post type on two digital niches (i.e. Facebook and Twitter). Framed by the theory of symbolic interactionism, we conducted a content analysis of 1,370 messages that were systematically created by an informal science learning project and found that usage frequency of messaging elements varied by niche; interaction within each niche differed, varying by messaging element; and differential interaction was found to be associated with post types within Facebook only. This study suggests a pathway for developing and examining social media as an educational component of informal science learning.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%