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Social Structure and Social Interaction
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acrosociology Large-Scale Features of Social Life
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icrosociology Focus on Social Interaction
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Levels of Levels of Sociological AnalysisSociological Analysis
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Sociological Significance of Social Structure Guides Our Behavior Behavior Decided by Location in Social
Structure Social location
Culture Group’s Language, Beliefs, Values,
Behaviors, Gestures Material Objects
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The Macrosociological PerspectiveThe Macrosociological Perspective
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ocial Class Divides People by…
1. Income
2. Education
3. Occupational Prestige
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The Macrosociological PerspectiveThe Macrosociological Perspective
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ocial Status – Position a person occupies
Ascribed –a status one is born with
Achieved –a status one earns
Master Status-cuts across all other statuses one
holds
Status Set-all of the statuses one holds
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The Macrosociological PerspectiveThe Macrosociological Perspective
Social Structure and Social Interaction
The Macrosociological PerspectiveThe Macrosociological Perspective
Status Set
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oles – Behaviors associated
with ones status
You Occupy a Status
You Play a Role
Ones role will change
as ones status changes
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The Macrosociological PerspectiveThe Macrosociological Perspective
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roups – People Who Regularly and Consciously Interact and
think of themselves as belonging together
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ocial Institutions – Means Developed by Societies to Meet
Basic Needs
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he more industrialized the society the more formal the institution
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Macrosociological PerspectiveMacrosociological Perspective
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Microsociological PerspectiveMicrosociological PerspectiveS
ocial Interaction in Everyday life
Face to face interactionT
he mutual influence of
two or more people on
each other’s behavior.
Symbolic Interaction Examine people’s perceptions and how such
interpretations influence their behavior. Stereotypes, labeling, and prejudice
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microsociological PerspectiveMicrosociological PerspectivePatterns of Social InteractionPatterns of Social Interaction
Exchange
Cooperation
Competion
Conflict
Coercion
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tereotypes A
ssumptions about the characteristics of certain
individuals which leads to generalization
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ets the tone for interaction
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esearch on Stereotypes—Snyder (1993)
Theory—People assumptions of what people
are like—might be a self-fulfilling prophecy
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Microanalytical Microanalytical PerspectivePerspective
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Personal Space (Edward Hall) – a invisible bubble by which we surround ourselves
4 Levels:
Intimate Personal Social Public
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rving Goffman
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ramaturgy – Life is like a play Actors, audience, stage, script
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ocialization consists of learning how to play on stage of lifeF
ront and Back StagesS
ign Vehicles Social setting, appearance, manner
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mpression Management Face Saving Behavior 13
Microanalytical Perspective Microanalytical Perspective (Dramaturgy)(Dramaturgy)
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Role Conflict – a conflict between two separate roles
The more roles you play, the more conflict you may experience
Role Strain – a strain within the same role
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
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thnomethodology - The study of how
people use background assumptions to
get through everyday life
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arold Garfinkle’s Experiments
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Microanalytical Perspective Microanalytical Perspective (Ethnomethodology)(Ethnomethodology)
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homas Theorem – W.I. Thomas
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ur behavior depends not on the objective but on
the subjective interpretation of reality. W
e behave according to the way we perceive the
world
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Microanalytical Perspective (Thomas Microanalytical Perspective (Thomas Theorem)Theorem)