Definition of interactionism in English:
interactionism
noun ɪntərˈakʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)mˌin(t)ərˈakSHəˌnizəm
mass nounPhilosophy The theory that there are two entities, mind and body, each of which can have an effect on the other.
Example sentencesExamples
- With the advent of interactionism and labelling theory in the 1960s, attention turned to the importance of societal reaction in constructing deviant or delinquent acts.
- Symbolic interactionism studies how humans interact symbolically with one another and with themselves, and in doing so make decisions about risk, themselves, and their actions.
- Hence interactionism violates physical closure after all.
- Symbolic interactionism continued to flourish into the post World War II Era.
- The dualistic theory known as interactionism is most commonly associated with Descartes.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Philosophy Our study is informed by both the symbolic interactionist perspective and ecological theory.
Example sentencesExamples
- As a developmental psychologist, the first author received very little exposure to symbolic interactionist approaches during his graduate training.
- The notion of interpersonal congruence arises from the social psychological framework of identity negotiation, which in turn grew out of the writings of the early symbolic interactionists.
- But the dualist views we are considering deny epiphenomenalism: they are interactionist views.
- He was a dualistic interactionist, who thought that the rational soul and the body have a causal influence on each other.