Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Social Stigma, Human Conditions, Conflict Theories

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

2 different analysis of sociology to study societies. Need a place to start or it"ll be overwhelming individual people, different groups, and communities/cultures/subcultures in a population. Macrosociology large scale perspective, looking at big phenomena that affect big portion of population. Looking for patterns and effects the big picture has on lives on small groups. Large groups are at odds until conflict is resolved. Microsociology face to face interactions, families, schools, other social interactions. Interpretive analysis of the society, look at sample of society and how individual interactions would affect larger groups in society. Ex. doctor- patient interactions, or family dynamics: symbolic interactionism - social theory that"s a microperspective, focuses on the individual and significance they give to objects, events, symbols, etc. in their lives. Institutions are essential parts of a society, ex. police stations, hospitals, businesses. Guide what we do: they don"t need any 1 individual, just need many of them, and each individual is very replaceable.