The Interactionist Theory: Studdman's Dorm

Studdmann is a dormitory located on the campus of Concordia University in down town Austin Texas. It is not a men's dormitory nor is it a coed. Studdmann is an all women's dorm. I focused on the on the dorms dynamics, "examining the interpretation that student's give to there interaction's with one another (Kendall, 349)." There are many different types of interactions that take place in the dormitory. Interactions between female and female along with female and male students. The Interactionist Theory is clearly seen at the dorm.
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<br>The setting is an important part of the Interactionist Theory ( The sociological approach that views society as the sum of the interactions of individuals and groups (Kendall, 489)) of observation. It determines how and
There are a lot of examples of this behavior in the dorm. Things such as the way students greet each other to the way students study. Greetings by men and women are very different. When two men meet they shake hand. When women meet they hug, it being with another women or a man. When women meet they show more affection than men do as well. Most men go through a ritualistic state when they meet but never notice it. They " go though the motions and follow the rules when they meet each other (Kendall, 148)." The ritualistic is what hand shack do I use. Girl F and G entered room three. As they entered they gave every one in the room a hug. As they walked out of the room they met some more girls and again they all embraced in hugs. The typical ritual women go though when they meet and greet. Another ritualistic form is the way students study. Six girls occupied room 4. All of the girls were sitting on the floor (fn 7). They were all holding note cards. The atmosphere in the room was that of a serious nature. The girls were asking