SOC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Sui Generis, Microanalysis, Interpersonal Attraction

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Lovaglia Michael

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Social interaction: typically within geographical boundaries, includes both culture and social organization. This is how people relate to each other and form social bonds or relationships. (human society is a system of this) Emile durkheim - des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)es so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) as (cid:862)sui ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)is(cid:863) (cid:894)a (cid:374)o(cid:449) popula(cid:396) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g(cid:895) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)a thi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) itself, of its o(cid:449)(cid:374) pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) ki(cid:374)d. (cid:863) Society is not just a simple collection of individuals, groups, or institutions, but is a whole entity consisting of all these elements and their interrelations. Society is much more than the sum of individuals, meaning society takes on a life of its own. Macroanalysis: an approach that studies the largest patterns of social interaction ; try to comprehend the whole of society, how it"s organized, and how it changes. Ex: studying the technology that allows people to interact people over long distances. Microanalysis: an approach that studies the smallest and most immediately visible parts of social life.