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People construct their roles as they interact; they do not merely learn the roles that society has set out for them. As this interaction occurs, individuals negotiate their definitions of the situations in which they find themselves and socially construct the reality of these situations. In so doing, they rely heavily on symbols such as words and gestures to reach a shared understanding of their interaction.

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This text is referring to the theoretical perspective known as Symbolic Interactionism. This perspective states that all symbology to which human beings are subjected is not limited to interpretation, but must be understood through direct interaction between people. This shows that knowledge of symbolism is the result of social interaction and not reflective and solitary reasoning, even if it refers to an individual symbol. This shows that social interaction is essential for human understanding of the symbols around you.