I have to do a paper on what is your ideal of happiness, pragmatism and symbolic interaction.?

Question

I have to do a paper on pragmatism and symbolic interaction. The definitation of pragmatism is to understand that reality, knowledge, facts, values and truth come from individuals’ perspectives, which are socially learned. I have to write a paper about how your perspectives don’t always match with other people’s. I am doing a paper on what makes you happy. Who told you that would make you happy.

Answer 1

Wow. Great question but the answer would take too much thought and typing at the present time. So I'll beg off and stop taking up space. Sorry. Will look forward to reading other peoples answers tho....

Answer 2

Have a look at my answer for this question: "any body have any idea what this poemis trying to say what emotion dose the poet convey?"

First define your words "happiness" is that the absence of complaint? Humans are perfectionistic by nature, but then they could not by the same fact be perfectly happy, since 'perfect' and 'human' contradict each other. Is 'pragmatism' really the opposite of 'Symbolic Interaction' or is S'I' an expression of pragmatism, a pragmatism. If pragmatism is to be creative, then is using ready made ideas for communication or S'I' idealistic? Are the ideas that predetermine the nature for our pragmatism realistic. In my mind realism is a valid foundation for happiness as it may forewarn us of dangers that may make us unhappy.

Truth stands alone needing no human perspective and all else is subject to our knowledge or lack of it, of truth.

Answer 3

Symbolic Interactionist would most likely look to studies in Socialization to find out "what makes people happy". I often ask my students how they knew that they were sick the very first time? How did you know that when your stomach hurt, you were sick? - Mom most likely (or another care giver) told you that you had a "tummy ache". There are many studies out there about learned behavior, "happy" is a learned behavior. If your parents would have taught you that M&M's were bad for you, you would not eat them...because you learned it from a "reliable" source.
So happy hunting I hope I have given you some direction in your homework.

Answer 4

Yikes. I feel bad for you. But since there is no question, we cannot answer one. Are you looking for advice...or sympathy? If advice, be specific what you want. If sympathy, you have mine. Good luck.