 Macro-level sociology looks at large-scale social processes, such as social

stability and change.

 Micro-level sociology looks at small-scale interactions between individuals,
such as conversation or group dynamics.
 Micro- and macro-level studies each have their own benefits and drawbacks.
 Macrosociology allows observation of large-scale patterns and trends, but runs
the risk of seeing these trends as abstract entities that exist outside of the
individuals who enact them on the ground.
 Microsociology
allows for this on-the-ground analysis, but can fail to consider the larger
forces that influence individual behavior.
microsociology
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Microsociology
involves the study of people in face-to-face interactions

Micro and macro level studies each have their own benefits and drawbacks.
Macrosociology is an approach which emphasizes the analysis of social
systems and populations on a large scale. Macrosociology includes families,
individuals, and other basic aspects of society, but always does so in relation
to a larger system of which they’re part. Human populations are considered
a society to the degree that is politically independent and its members
participate in a broad range of activities. Macrosociology deals with broad
trends that can be applied to the smaller features of one society. In contrast,
macrosociology deals with issues such as national distress/war, poverty, and
environmental deprivation while microsociology analyses issues such