SOC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Research Question, On Being, Proletariat

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Jennifer Haylett

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You should be familiar with the following theories. (study tip: review lecture slides to help you focus on the key aspects of these theories) https://docs. google. com/document/d/1p4ozc0rv5ohlm7pn3dggyibk9qan- Theories - frameworks that help us guide our interpretation of social events in the world. Micro - personal, individual level, looking at small groups, looking at face-to-face interactions, interacting with people in their everyday lives (e. g. interviewing. Meso - one step above the individual level, bigger than a small group level, but not a huge scale (e. g. going to local catholic churches) Macro - the largest scale you can study something, national level (e. g. going to the. Two main principles: 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. Think of a body - everything works together to keep you alive!