SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Actions

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

Sociology lecture- week 2 concentrate on what is not directly visible available and stated but move to the macro level of society norms culture valuses. Macro level culture structure norms values are missing and need to be connected local situation is as abstract as macro one. Alexander and gisen look at it in a different way in how micro and macro subject types and actors who conceptualize at micro level. Munch and smelser micro level is based on types of interactions such as communication conversations. Macro is based on diff structures of society such as organizations and intrituions. Micro and macro are diff but also converge. Complex nature of social action and complex concepts sociologists must develop to understand the complexity of social life in the social world. Micro and macro help us understand the integration of arts and science. Micro and macro must be synthetically integrated. Sociology must focus on the recursive action of society.