SY101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Feudalism, Social Forces
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Conveys a large range: from seeking to explain universal features of all societies to those more focused on specific time/places. Macrosociology: focuses on broad features of society (i. e. social class and patriarchy) Microsociology: emphasizes social interaction (i. e. survival strategies of the homeless people) Often incite action and critical thinking to come up with new approaches. What is that which holds society together: what are the circumstances or conditions under which societies change. Classical social theory in the late 19th an early 20th century. Periods of enormous change, marked by key transitions: change from agriculture to industry based on economy, movement from rural to city areas, governmental changes from monarchies to democracies, decline in religious influence in public life. Integrated that what he witnessed could be translated into science and the study of sociology: kept religion in play, aid he (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:448)er read a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e"s (cid:449)ork(cid:863) (cid:271)ut a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) did, coi(cid:374)ed the ter(cid:373) (cid:862)so(cid:272)iolog(cid:455)(cid:863)
