Symbolic Interactionn

Symbolic interaction is the idea that people interact with each other in terms of symbol one of which is language.

PRESENTATION OF SELF:
in the presentation of self by Ervin Goffman he talks about the techniques that we use to influence how other people see us that are facial movements and body language, speech content etc, is an attempt to create a particular impression that we want other people to see us. We create and use the appropriate props to reinforce an impression.