1. Social Structure and Interaction

2. Macro V. Microsociology  Macro: Focuses on broad Features of society  Examples?  Micro: Examines Social Interaction  Examples?

3. Macrosociology  Social Structure: Typical patterns of a group  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J8__ fWphE0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J8__ fWphE0  What Patterns did you see?  Why was the leader angry?

4. Social Status  Is your social ranking  Ascribed Status: Involuntary  Achieved Status: Voluntary  Master Status: consistent across all statuses  Activity: With a partner think of a famous person who has these statuses. DO NOT TELL ANYONE! The class will guess who this person is!

5. Social Intuitions  The ways by which society meets its basic needs  What are some examples of this?  Does these institutions provide for the community or for themselves?

6. Functionalist Perspective  Every society has social intuitions  5 Social intuitions a society must have to survive 1. Must replace members 2. Socialize new members 3. Produce and distribute resources 4. Preserve order 5. Purpose

7. Conflict Perspective  Social intuitions exist but they do not work for the common good  Ex: The One percent

8. Marco Activity: Zombie Apocalypse  You and a partner will create your own society and present it to the class.  Create a society:  It must contain:  A setting: Describe the location (resources, climate)  The 5 necessary intuitions  A Dark underbelly; What is one of the institutions of this society really trying to do (1 of the 5).  Creativity