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Video

Video 1: Symbolic Interaction

Description: This video explains how symbolic interactionism looks at how individuals interpret their societal interactions based on their past experiences.

Video 2: Introduction to Sociology: George Herbert Mead: The I and the Me

Description: The video explains Clark Cooley and George Herbert Mead’s concept of “I” and “me.” It also explains Mead and Cooley’s observations about the role others play in our perceptions of ourselves.

Video 3: Genie Wiley - TLC Documentary (2003)

Description: The video is a clip from a documentary about Genie Wiley, who was removed from her parents’ custody at 13 years old after being held in isolation by them for most of her life.

Video 4: Group Identity - Ingroup and Outgroup Formation

Description: The video explains how group identities are formed in school. It also examines the dynamics of the formed groups.