Chapter Five: Society and Social Interaction Levels of Sociological Analysis Macrosociology Large-Scale Features of Social Life Microsociology Focus on Social Interaction 2 Social Structure and Social.
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Chapter Five: Society and Social Interaction Levels of Sociological Analysis Macrosociology Large-Scale Features of Social Life Microsociology Focus on Social Interaction 2 Social Structure and Social Interaction The Macrosociological Perspective Sociological Significance of Social Structure Guides Our Behavior Social location Basic Components: Status Role 3 Social Structure and Social Interaction The Macrosociological Perspective Status position in a social group Copyright (c) 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Status Set Master Status Ascribed Status Achieved Status 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 6 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 7 Social Structure and Social Interaction Microsociological Perspective Face to face interaction Symbolic Interaction Examine people’s perceptions and how such interpretations influence their behavior. Stereotypes Labeling Prejudice 8 Social Structure and Social Interaction Microanalytical Perspective Stereotypes Sets the tone for interaction Research on Stereotypes—Snyder (1993) Theory—People assumptions of what people are like—might be a self- fulfilling prophecy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNuWZdHzaA 9 Social Structure and Social Interaction Personal Space (Edward Hall) – a invisible bubble by which we surround ourselves 4 Levels: Intimate Personal Social Public 10 Social Structure and Social Interaction Microanalytical Perspective (Dramaturgy) Erving Goffman Dramaturgy – Life is like a play Actors, audience, stage, script Front and Back Stages Sign Vehicles Social setting, appearance, manner Impression Management Face Saving Behavior 11 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 Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2009 12 Social Structure and Social Interaction 13 Social Structure and Social Interaction Microanalytical Perspective (Ethnomethodology) Background Assumptions How people use commonsense understandings to make sense of life Harold Garfinkle’s Student Experiments 14 Social Structure and Social Interaction Microanalytical Perspective (Thomas Theorem) Social Construction of Reality 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 15 Social Structure and Social Interaction