SOCIOL 3488 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Norbert Elias, Sui Generis, Randall Collins
9 Sep 2016
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George ritzer"s micro-macro: all micro and macro social phenomena are either objective or subjective. , dialectic= each of the 4 levels is important in itself, but utmost importance is the dialectical relationship among and between them. The influence each other, there is not one that is in the drivers seat. Jeffrey alexander"s multidimensionality: multidimensionality= several levels of social analysis, picks up on parson"s concern with problem of order and problem of action, problem of order: Macro = order is created by external, collective phenomena. Micro = order is created by internal, individual negotiation: problem of action. Action occurs on a continuum between materialist and idealist. Randall collins: micro foundations of macrosociology, rejects micro theories focused on thought and action (e. g. , phenomenology and. Using words to hide the real thing: calls his approach radical microsociology . All macrophenomenoa can be translated into combos of micro events . J: social structures = patterns of repetitive micro interaction.
