SOCY 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Determinative, Behaviorism

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCY 230
• Professor: Rashawn Ray

Document Summary

Focuses on the relationship between individual level processes and macro social structural processes. Concerned with macro social processes and structural arrangements. Distinguishes itself from other faces of social psychology by its commitment to incorporate psychological processes into macro-social processes. Aims to identify the elements or components of society most likely to affect a given attitude or behavior. Aims to understand the social contexts that most affect individuals. We feel the affects of society through interpersonal interaction and communication with people around us. Aims to understand personality attributes and how individuals internalize experiences. The risk of disobeying social rules depends on how important they are to a given group. Refers to aspects of the larger social system, which is commonly associated with macro social phenomena. Organized by institutions such as education, law, politics, medicine and the media which are situated in particular mainstream discourses.