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  You and a partner will create your own society and present it to the class.  Create society  It must contain:  The 5 necessary intuitions  A Dark underbelly What is this society or a part of this society really trying to do.  Creativity

9. Microsociology: The Game of Life  Looks at society at the smallest scale  At least 2 people  Society gives shape and limits  How do you deal with social rules that guide you?  How do you use them to your advantage?  What do you do when you encounter someone who does not play by the same rules?

10. Sociology and Psychology  In order to study society on a small scale a sociologists must also understand psychology  Groups of people are predictable  Individuals are not

11. Social Facts  Aggregate fact: a summary of a fact about a number of smaller things  Examples?  How do these examples affect you life?

12. The Rule Continuum  Structure--------------------------------------Culture  Structure :Hard Rules  Ex: Money  Culture: Soft Rules  Ex: Fashion

13. The Cultural Tool Kit (your survival guide)  The cultural knowledge you keep in your head  Used in different social contexts  Teacher/Rugby Player  Code Switching: adapting to different social contexts

14. Societies Paradox  You can choose how to behave, but your background provides your familiar behaviors and future choices  When you think about who you are what are you really thinking?  How your similar to and different from everyone else

15. Choice: How do we make decisions?  Rational Choice  Everyone tries to rationalize their choices  Examples?  Online match making!

16. Irrational Decisions  Sub-Optimal choices  Finding a girl friend  Deliberately make irrational decisions  Gambling  Emotion  Food  Altruism (Generosity)  Example?

17. Social Frames:  Erving Goffman  Social Frame: peoples interpretation of a given interaction  How can I use this to my advantage?  Cheat information  Asking for money  Donations  Others?