A stop sign is one of the most obvious examples of Symbolic
Interactionism. Symbolic Interactionism
is how we use a symbol to communicate with society and understand society.
Everybody knows what a stop sign means, even if the word ‘stop’ is not there.
Look at the DMV for example, they take all the words off of the road signs for
testing purposes, and everyone still knows what they mean. Not only is this
Symbolic Interactionism, but also a prime example of social construction; an
agreed meaning of things. All of society has agreed on the meaning of the stop
sign and we all obey that meaning on a day-to-day basis.
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