SOCL 2001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Role Theory, Ethnomethodology, Thomas Theorem
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Levels of sociological analysis: macrosociology: broad features in society, homeless people, human behavior, class, race, gender, relationships of groups , commonly used by functionalists and conflict theorists, e. g. Streetcorner men are located at the bottom of u. s. social class system. Their low status means opportunities are closed to them due to lack of job skills and education. They"re also considered able-bodied men so they are unable to receive welfare, forcing them to hustle on the streets for life: microsociology: social interactions, social interaction: how people interact with each other. If you flip burgers, people will not only see you as a burger flipper but as a male or female: status inconsistency: ranking high on one status and low on another, also called status discrepancy, e. g. Institutions are: family, religion, education, economy, medicine, politics, law, science, the military, and mass media: comparing functionalists and conflict perspectives, functionalist: 5 basic needs of society, 1.
