Chapter 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach 7/e
James M. Henslin
Chapter Four: Social Structure and
Social Interaction

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Chapter 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

Levels of Sociological Analysis

Macrosociology

Large-Scale Features of Social Life

Microsociology

Focus on Social Interaction

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The Macrosociological Perspective

Sociological Significance of Social Structure

Guides Our Behavior

Behavior Decided by Location in Social Structure

Culture

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The Macrosociological Perspective

Social Class Divides People by

Income

Education

Occupation

Status Symbols

Master Statuses

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The Macrosociological Perspective

Social Status

Ascribed

Achieved

Status Symbols

Master Statuses

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The Macrosociological Perspective

Roles

Groups

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Social Institutions

Sociological Significance of
Social Institutions

Ten Social Institutions in

Industrialized Societies

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Ten Social Institutions in

Industrialized Societies

Family

Religion

Education

Economics

Medicine

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Ten Social Institutions in

Industrialized Societies

Politics

Law

Science

Military

Mass Media

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Social Institutions

Mass Media as Social Institution

Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives

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Functionalist Perspective

Replacing Members

Socializing New Members

Producing and Distributing Goods

and Services

Preserving Order

Providing a Sense of Purpose

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Conflict Perspective

Powerful Groups Control Institutions

Small Groups Garner Lions Share of Wealth

Social Institutions Affect Gender Relations

Main Purpose is to Preserve Social Order

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Changes in Social Order

What Holds Society Together?

Mechanical and Organic Solidarity

Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft

How Relevant Today?

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Microsociological Perspective:
Social Interaction in Everyday Life
Stereotypes

Assumptions About What People

Are Like

Classify Others By Visible

Characteristics

Ideas About Characteristics Guide

Our Behavior

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Microsociological Perspective:
Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Personal Space

Intimate Distance

Personal Distance

Social Distance

Public Distance

Eye Contact

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Dramaturgy:
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Erving Goffman

DramaturgyThe Stage

Impression Management

Role Performance

Role Strain Between and Within Roles

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Ethnomethodology:
Uncovering Background Assumptions

The Study of How People Do Things

Harold Garfinkles Experiments

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Social Construction of Reality

Definition of the Situation

Thomas Theorem

Objective Reality vs. Subjective

Interpretation

Gynecological Examinations

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Need for Macrosociology and

Microsociology

Understanding Incomplete Without Both

Consider the Example of Groups Studied by

William Chambliss