Question

Briefly describe the relationship between self and society?

Answer 1

Answer:

Everyone´s sense of self is formed through social interactions, and societies are formed from those same interactions, meaning that the self and society can not exist without each other.

Explanation:

According to symbolic interactionism theory, the symbols that arise from social interactions are the foundation of people´s sense of self, because people think through those symbols. And societies only exist when the interactions through symbols take place.

George Herbert Mead´s studies on symbolic interaction led him to the conclusion that symbols are a central element of both societies and people´s self-concept.