SOCA 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Symbolic Interactionism, Association Football Positions, Macrosociology

• School: WVU
• Department: Sociology And Anthropology
• Course: SOCA 101
• Professor: Matthew Hartwell

Document Summary

Macrosociology: analysis of social life that focuses on broad features of society, suc social class and the relationships of groups to one another (society as a whole) i. ii. Social influence: the impact larger groups have on others, may impact any are social life usually used by functionalists and conflict theorists b. Microsociology: analysis of social life that focuses on social interaction; typically us by symbolic interactionists (individual interactions) i. ii. Social interaction: people"s actions influencing one another; usually refers to what people do when they are in one another"s presence. Microsociology is the primary focus of symbolic interactionist c. d. e. macrosociology and microsociology yield distinctive perspectives; need both to gain understanding of social life. Macrosociology: needed to understand how groups in u. s. society are related to on another; this helps us to see how social class shapes their attitudes and behavior.