Symbolic Interactionism In Canada

Symbolic interactionism is a theory developed by George H. Mead, which outlines the nature of how people respond to actions and define those actions depending on an individual’s societal upbringing. In other words, people give actions meaning based on how they interpreted the action and these individual interpretations are based on their core values and ethics. Moreover, individuality is established through one’s social environment because that is where one experiences their life.

Sociologists can analyze serial killer Robert Pickton through Mead’s theory to gain a more clear and thorough understanding of Vancouver’s catastrophe and how to potentially avoid future crimes of this nature. Most of Pickton’s victims were from Canada’s poorest