microsociology

(noun)

Microsociology involves the study of people in face-to-face interactions.

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Examples of microsociology in the following topics:

  • Studying Sociology

    • Microsociology involves the study of people in face-to-face interactions.

  • Understanding Social Interaction

    • The empirical study of social interaction is one of the subjects of microsociology, which concerns the nature of everyday human social interactions and agency on a small scale.

  • Levels of Analysis: Micro and Macro

    • Microsociology involves the study of people at a more interpersonal level, as in face-to-face interactions.
    • Microsociology allows for this on-the-ground analysis, but can fail to consider the larger forces that influence individual behavior.

  • What is Sociology?

    • Microsociology involves the study of people in face-to-face interactions.