Essentials of Sociology, 7th Edition
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Chapter Four:
Society and Social Interaction
Levels of
Sociological Analysis
Macrosociology
Large-Scale Features of Social Life
Microsociology
Focus on Social Interaction
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
The Macrosociological
Perspective
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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Social Structure and Social Interaction
The Macrosociological
Perspective
Social Class Divides People by…
1. Income
2. Education
3. Occupational Prestige
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
The Macrosociological
Perspective
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
The Macrosociological
Perspective
Status Set
Social Structure and Social Interaction
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
Macrosociological Perspective
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microsociological Perspective
Patterns of Social Interaction
Exchange
Cooperation
Competion
Conflict
Coercion
Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microanalytical
Perspective
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
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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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Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microanalytical Perspective
(Dramaturgy)
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
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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Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microanalytical Perspective
(Ethnomethodology)
Ethnomethodology - The study of
how people use background assumptions
to get through everyday life
Harold Garfinkle’s Experiments
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Social Structure and Social Interaction
Microanalytical Perspective
(Thomas Theorem)
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
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Social Structure and Social Interaction