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“The development of conceptual models links together facts and phenomena by means of an organized framework in order to assist the practitioner.rdquo; (Riehl and Roy, 1974, p. xi). One theoretical framework not widely used but potentially helpful to the practitioner is symbolic interactionism. This paper describes selected aspects of symbolic interactionism and applies some of its principles to nursing care of the obese adult client. Rose's (Riehl and Roy, 1974) assumptions about symbolic interactionism form the basis for analysis of clinical and research experiences with obese individuals.
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