1. Plural of interactionism; philosophical or theoretical positions emphasizing interaction between entities, systems, or perspectives as fundamental to understanding phenomena.
Usage: academic; philosophy; social sciences
2. In sociology and psychology, theoretical frameworks that stress the dynamic interplay between individuals and their social environment in shaping behavior and meaning.
Usage: social sciences; psychology

Examples

• Various interactionisms in contemporary philosophy challenge purely mechanistic explanations of human behavior.
• Sociologists debate different interactionisms to explain how culture and individuals mutually influence each other.
• The course examined multiple interactionisms across disciplines, from psychology to anthropology.
• These interactionisms reject the notion that either nature or nurture alone determines development.
• Modern educational theory draws on several interactionisms to understand learning processes.
• The researcher compared competing interactionisms to develop a more comprehensive model of social change.