lic interactionist theory is another theory that plays a part in the situation of the homeless woman and her children. The symbolic interactionist theory deals with the interactions people make to one another by using gestures. In order to understand each other, they have to put themselves in the other person’s position to find out what they are trying to say. The woman could have been using gestures such as the clothes she was wearing. She was probably wearing the same clothes every day. This showed she had no money to spend. Also she had a van parked around where she was always seen sitting. This could be a symbol that she had no home and was forced to live in her van. The woman may not have felt welcome there because the people of the community may have looked at her funny. They might have used such gestures as turning their heads when she looked at them, or trying to avoid her when she tried to talk to them. On the other hand the people may have felt sorry for the woman and her children and could have used gestures such as a sad face. They may have called the police to take her to a homeless shelter. The cops may have used some symbolic gestures such as making a disgusted face or a sad face when they were talking to the woman. There are many possibilities of people using symbols that may have occurred. The functionalist theory is a perspective in which people or social groups depend on each other, or performs certain functions for the society as a whole. The children in this situation depend on their mother in order to take care of them. The mother on the other hand depends on her children for moral support. Together they make a social group called a family. The family might depend on the community and the area around them to be safe. The area might be a safe one so the mother depends on it for her children to grow up in a safe place. The family also depends on the police for their safety in that area. The po...
