The basic idea of the symbolic-interaction approach is that society is

The product of people interacting in countless everyday situations.

Explanation:

Symbolic interactionism was originated from the sociological perspective of the twentieth century and mostly derived from the work of George Herbert Mead.

Symbolic interactionism is a micro level theory that explains the relationships of individuals in a society and how they communicate using symbols to denote meaning in language. Symbolic interaction tries to understand human behaviour in this way such as how a social structure may communicate symbolically.