1. Intro to Intro 2: Macrosociology

2. Examples of Macrosociology (1) Macrosociology is concerned with societies and parts of societies Important question: How do societies change? – One way is through technological change Consider the introduction of the automobile Q: What changed with the introduction of the automobile?

3. Examples of Macrosociology (2) The Automobile For starters: – Most people today afraid to be on a horse – Not many songs about blue-tail flies Not so many flies – Geography of supermarket products On average travel about 1000 miles Harms local producers – Road construction now big business Good for immigrants

4. Examples of Macrosociology (3) Riches and destitution: why are there rich people and poor people? – Are the rich really different? – How much of success is inherited, how much earned?

5. Examples of Macrosociology (4) Racial and ethnic relations – Where do race and ethnicity come from? – Why and how do they make a difference?

6. Examples of Macrosociology (5a) Interactions between parts of society – Example: after-school daycare programs illustrate interactions between economy and family – two earners needed education and family – school hours affect possible working hours education and government – govt determines public school hours

7. Globalization Economy Economy Popular culture Popular culture HollywoodHollywood CDs of recent US movie releases cheap in China CDs of recent US movie releases cheap in China Companies try to export US property rights law, tooCompanies try to export US property rights law, too BollywoodBollywood Even the nickname reflects globalization Even the nickname reflects globalization Hip- hopHip- hop Jamaica + Bronx  worldwide tunes Jamaica + Bronx  worldwide tunes Gangnam styleGangnam style

8. Globalization: Early Theory One of the early analyses of globalization was The Communist Manifesto One of the early analyses of globalization was The Communist Manifesto 18481848 By Karl Marx and Friedrich EngelsBy Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

9. Micro vs Macro in D.C. and Lapland Tally’s Corner (Liebow) – Study of young under-employed men in a poor section of Washington, DC The Snowmobile Revolution (Pelto) – Study of how Lapland life and culture were affected by the introduction of the snowmobile

10. Extent of Sami (Lapp) Culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1pmi_%28area%29

11. Micro vs Macro: The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Imagination (Mills) – Key: ability to see connection between the life of the individual (microsociology) and the larger social context (macrosociology) Involves ability to see connections between … – Biography and history – Personal troubles and public issues