01:920:101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Macrosociology, Microsociology, Participant Observation
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Society could be the subject of scientific examination just like biological. Vocab/information organisms or the physical properties of material objects. The goal of early sociologists was to uncover--systematically and scientifically-- the laws of the social world. Seeing the tree & the forest tree=individualism, make social systems happen. Sociological imagination - the application of imaginative thought to the asking and answering of sociological questions. Developing objective analysis and abstract models of society. Stay in a certain distance from the society to analyze it. In favor of social reform than the theoretical abstractions. Lead the social reform & social change. Microsociology - study of human behavior and the context of face-to-face interaction. Macrosociology - study of large-scale groups organizations or social systems. Rational choice theory - the theory that an individual"s" behavior is purposive. Will naturally exchange things, services, or favors with each other to. Marxism - society as composed of diverse groups with conflicting values & interests.
