SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 4
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I love college asher roth: social structure, college = most people"s first taste of independence/living on their own, culture(s), subculture, social location, race, middle-upper class. Levels of sociological analysis: macrosociology, broader context, social context, functionalism and conflict theory, microsociology. Individual interactions: social interaction, everyday life details, symbolic interactionism. Online by brad paisley: symbolic interactionism (can be face to face online also, status symbols rock stars, luxury cars, clothing, stereotypes rock stars get blonde, white, attractive women, unsuccessful guy lives with his parents, star. Intimate space (reserved for loved ones, very close to body: personal distance (friends and casual conversations, social distance (slightly more formal situations like job interviews, public distance (speeches, big concerts, etc. ) Importance of interpreting body language communicates how people feel about a situation: dramaturgy, social life is a drama or a play where we"re constantly on a stage.
