"interactionism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From interaction + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|interaction|ism}} interaction + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} interactionism (uncountable)
  1. (sociology) The branch of sociology that studies interaction between individuals or groups. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-interactionism-en-noun-rm6g7W0a Categories (other): Sociology Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. (philosophy) A theory in the philosophy of mind which holds that matter and mind are two distinct and independent substances that exert causal effects on one another. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: dualism Translations (Translations): Interaktionismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-interactionism-en-noun-MwG7wU8- Categories (other): Philosophy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: symbolic interactionism
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