SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Conflict Theories
30 Jan 2020
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Theories - frameworks that can help us guide our interpretation of social events in the world. They help us make sense of what we are seeing. Can use each of these theories in any social situation. Some theories work best at certain levels of analysis. Micro - personal, individual level, looking at small groups, looking at face-to-face interactions, interacting with people in their everyday lives. Example: interviewing catholics, jennifer"s research was done mostly at this level. Meso - one step above the individual level, bigger than a small group level, but not a huge scale. Example: going to local catholic churches to observe. Macro - the largest scale you can study something, national level. Example: studying the catholic institution at large, maybe going to the. ***don"t have to memorize names for exam. Society is conceived as a stable, ordered system made up of interrelated structures. Each structure has a function that contributes to the continued stability of the unified whole.
