Assumptions of Symbolic Constructionism

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• Assumptions of Symbolic Constructionism
• All human understanding occurs by assigning
  meaning to experience.
• Meanings are acquired and/or learned in
  interactions.
• Social realities are created and recreated by
  interaction.
• Mind is a mirror of interaction between persons.
• Behavior can only be understood by ascertaining
  the individual's/aggregate's meanings for the
  behavior.
• The world is known primarily through experience
  with language.
• Reality is understood in terms of social
  conventions.