According to the theories of symbolic interactionism, phenomenology of perception and archetypes, we argue that symbols play the key role in translating the information from the physical world to the human experience, and archetypes are the universal knowledge of cognition that generates the background of human experience (the life-world). Therefore, we propose a conceptual framework that depic...

This research aimed to understand the experience of adolescents to live with a chronic illness like diabetes mellitus type 1. Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory were both used as theoretical and methodological frameworks respectively. The results allowed us to know the adolescents' perceptions about their experience in living with diabetes through three themes: Knowing the diabetes dia...

Abstract: Cangkrukan is an activity that feels right to be held in order develop a Javanese label so it can realized according the steps of KIPAS model counseling. This study aims provide design for implementation cangkrukan activities as affirmation identity through reveals labels people with method symbolic interactionism. The subjects studied were customers Upa Jiwo coffee shop Merjosari are...

Introduction: By creating a framework composed of such concepts as the self, definition situation, meaning, joint action, making indications, and social labelling, symbolic interactionism (SI) provides us with useful conceptual apparatus for understanding human behavior analyzing process criminogeneity. Research Aim: Similar to way that Howard Becker has discussed character deviations using exc...

The authors report two longitudinal studies of new college roommates (Ns = 69 and 95 pairs). In both studies, targets' initial self-views predicted changes in perceivers' appraisals of them, and perceivers' initial appraisals predicted changes in targets' self-views, although few dyads displayed both effects. The perceiver-driven and target-driven effects occurred when appraisals and self-views...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of a theory of maternal postpartum role collapse. The influences of traditional role theory and symbolic interactionism are presented. The development of the maternal postpartum role collapse theory emerged from the study of postpartum depression among African-American women (Amankwaa, 2000). Major components of the theory of postpartum ma...

This article discusses the impact of social representations of ageing, such as breakdown, inevitability of illnesses and unfitness, on chronic illness experience of elderly people in Latvia. The qualitative study is based on theoretical framework of symbolic interactionism and uses grounded theory methodology. The results of the study lead to the conclusion that in Latvia certain social represe...