11. Process symbolic interactionism stems from the conceptual studies produced by scholars in this area. 12. With Symbolic interactionism , reality is seen as social, developed interaction with others. 13. By then, his theory of action had moved closer to pragmatism and symbolic interactionism . 14. It draws from a range of theories including symbolic interactionism , discourse theory and feminism. 15. Their theories became known as symbolic interactionism . 16. Herbert Blumer expanded on Mead's work and coined the term " symbolic interactionism ". 17. In 1990 he was also the President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactionism . 18. Another key idea within the theory of social interactionism is that of the zone of proximal development. 19. While not as well known as say symbolic interactionism , it turns up in courses and textbooks. 20. Blumer admitted that macrostructures are important, but that they have an extremely limited role in symbolic interactionism .