Interactionism: A Sociological Approach

Interactionism is a sociological approach that focuses on the influence of small groups on our behavior other than the power of large institutions. Interactionists believe that our behavior is pushed by the way we interpret situations in smaller groups for example, how we see ourselves in alliance to order individuals in the group, how we see other members also how they see us. Social action or interactionist theorists do not believe that we are ‘programmed’ by the socialization process. However they see individuals as being influenced by the socialization process but having the power to choose how they will really behave and make their own roles. These particular theorists have very little concern in social structure as a whole. Also in the