A woman visits her doctor to receive medical test results. While the patient anxiously waits, the doctor stops in to shake hands

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A woman visits her doctor to receive medical test results. While the patient anxiously waits, the doctor stops in to shake hands

before going to analyze the results. The patient mistakes the handshake as a cold dismissal rather than a warm greeting. This is an example of which sociological theory?

Social Studies

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pishuonlain [190] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-17T00:20:12+03:00

Symbolic Interactionism is the sociological theory that would cause this woman to to make a mistake in the greeting.

<h3>What is symbolic interactionism?</h3>

This is the type of interaction that humans engage in where they would attach meaning to gestures and other forms of interactions.

In this case, the patient takes the gesture to mean that the doctor may not be able to continue