1. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach 7/e
James M. Henslin
Chapter Four: Social Structure and Social Interaction
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2. Levels of Sociological Analysis
Macrosociology
Large-Scale Features of Social Life
Microsociology
Focus on Social Interaction
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3. The Macrosociological Perspective
Sociological Significance of Social Structure
Guides Our Behavior
Behavior Decided by Location in Social Structure
Culture
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4. The Macrosociological Perspective
Social Class Divides People by…
Income
Education
Occupation
Status Symbols
Master Statuses
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5. The Macrosociological Perspective
Social Status
Ascribed
Achieved
Status Symbols
Master Statuses
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6. The Macrosociological Perspective
Roles
Groups
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7. Social Institutions Sociological Significance of Social Institutions
Ten Social Institutions in Industrialized Societies
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8. Ten Social Institutions in Industrialized Societies
Family
Religion
Education
Economics
Medicine
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9. Ten Social Institutions in Industrialized Societies
Politics
Law
Science
Military
Mass Media
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10. Social Institutions Mass Media as Social Institution
Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives
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11. Functionalist Perspective
Replacing Members
Socializing New Members
Producing and Distributing Goods and Services
Preserving Order
Providing a Sense of Purpose
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12. Conflict Perspective Powerful Groups Control Institutions
Small Groups Garner Lion’s Share of Wealth
Social Institutions Affect Gender Relations
Main Purpose is to Preserve Social Order
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13. Changes in Social Order
What Holds Society Together?
Mechanical and Organic Solidarity
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
How Relevant Today?
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14. Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
Stereotypes
Assumptions About What People Are Like
Classify Others By Visible Characteristics
Ideas About Characteristics Guide Our Behavior
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15. Microsociological Perspective: Social Interaction in Everyday Life
Personal Space
Intimate Distance
Personal Distance
Social Distance
Public Distance
Eye Contact
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16. Dramaturgy: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Erving Goffman
Dramaturgy—The Stage
Impression Management
Role Performance
Role Strain Between and Within Roles
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17. Ethnomethodology: Uncovering Background Assumptions
The Study of How People Do Things
Harold Garfinkle’s Experiments
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18. Social Construction of Reality
Definition of the Situation— Thomas Theorem
Objective Reality vs. Subjective Interpretation
Gynecological Examinations
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19. Need for Macrosociology and Microsociology
Understanding Incomplete Without Both
Consider the Example of Groups Studied by William Chambliss
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