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Chapter Four: Society and Social Interaction

Chapter Four: Society and Social Interaction. Macrosociology Large-Scale Features of Social Life Microsociology Focus on Social Interaction. Levels of Sociological Analysis. Sociological Significance of Social Structure Guides Our Behavior

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Chapter Four: Society and Social Interaction

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  1. Chapter Four: Society and Social Interaction

  2. Macrosociology Large-Scale Features of Social Life Microsociology Focus on Social Interaction Levels of Sociological Analysis

  3. Sociological Significance of SocialStructure Guides Our Behavior Behavior Decided by Location in Social Structure Social location Culture Group’s Language, Beliefs, Values, Behaviors, Gestures Material Objects The Macrosociological Perspective

  4. Social Class Divides People by… Income Education Occupational Prestige The Macrosociological Perspective

  5. Social 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 The Macrosociological Perspective

  6. The Macrosociological Perspective Status Set

  7. The Macrosociological Perspective • Roles – Behaviors associated with ones status • You Occupy a Status • You Play a Role • Ones role will change as ones status changes

  8. Groups – People Who Regularly and Consciously Interact and think of themselves as belonging together Social Institutions– Means Developed by Societies to Meet Basic Needs The more industrialized the society the more formal the institution Macrosociological Perspective

  9. Microsociological Perspective • Social Interaction in Everyday life • Face to face interaction • The 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

  10. Microsociological Perspective Patterns of Social Interaction • Exchange • Cooperation • Competion • Conflict • Coercion

  11. Stereotypes Assumptions about the characteristics of certain individuals which leads to generalization Sets the tone for interaction Research on Stereotypes—Snyder (1993) Theory—People assumptions of what people are like—might be a self-fulfilling prophecy Microanalytical Perspective

  12. Microanalytical Perspective (Personal Space) • Personal Space(Edward Hall) – a invisible bubble by which we surround ourselves • 4 Levels: • Intimate • Personal • Social • Public

  13. Erving Goffman Dramaturgy – Life is like a play Actors, audience, stage, script Socialization consists of learning how to play on stage of life Front and Back Stages Sign Vehicles Social setting, appearance, manner Impression Management Face Saving Behavior Microanalytical Perspective (Dramaturgy)

  14. Dramatury (Role Conflict and Role Strain) • 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

  15. Ethnomethodology - The study of how people use background assumptions to get through everyday life Harold Garfinkle’s Experiments Microanalytical Perspective (Ethnomethodology)

  16. Thomas Theorem– W.I. Thomas Our behavior depends not on the objective but on the subjective interpretation of reality. We behave according to the way we perceive the world Microanalytical Perspective (Thomas Theorem)

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