Interactionism in Microsociology

<p>By developing shared definitions of a situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The importance of individual actions in shaping society</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rules they use become formalized into routine ways of behaving towards each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rules becoming separate from individual behaviors and taking on a life of their own</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using the idea of social resources and power relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand how societies are constructed through social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The meaning of behavior can change depending on its social context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It associates the name with a set of characteristics that influence our behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People are unable to exercise any freedom from the influences of their social environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By showing how individuals' behavioral choices are influenced by the framework of rules and responsibilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meanings can be changed by the social context in which they appear</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand how subjective meanings give rise to an apparently objective social world</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social interaction and negotiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between society and the individual influenced by social structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It associates the name with a set of characteristics used to guide our behavior and attitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human behavior is entirely governed by the effects of socialization without any freedom for individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How individuals' behavioral choices are influenced by societal structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a mental construct that limits and controls individual behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shared definitions of a situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As weak and easily disrupted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are the basis for maintaining order and stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The formalization of routine behaviors into rules and the subsequent impact on individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rules created by individuals reflect back on their behavior, demanding conformity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they are based on unwritten and unspoken rules that develop over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By using the idea of social resources and power relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the micro level, during people's daily interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It influences our behavior and attitude towards the named person or object</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between society and individuals is influenced by both structure and action</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It highlights that meanings are always open to interpretation depending on the social context</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Different types of people might want different phones to reflect their social status</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He criticizes the idea that human behavior is entirely governed by the effects of socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They help understand the relationship between society and individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a product of social interaction and negotiation of meanings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand how subjective meanings give rise to an apparently objective social world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It influences our behavior and attitude towards the named person or object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By revealing how minor disruptions can lead to confusion and disorder.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their actions become more patterned and predictable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are created 'from the bottom up'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Society does not exist physically but does exist mentally</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As separate episodes linked by order and stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People's beliefs about social order are weak and easily disrupted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Structuration explores the reflexive nature of human behavior in creating and adhering to rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Structuration highlights the negotiation and internalization of rules and practices in social relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some rules are negotiated while others are imposed by powerful groups, reflecting social resources and power relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It demonstrates the influence of internalized rules on individual behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People's interactions at the micro level</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social context and interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It influences behavior and attitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship between society and individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because he thinks human behavior is solely governed by socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to the ability to reflect on one's actions and choices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The significance of shared definitions of a situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Society' as viewed by interactionists being a product of social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They become more reflexive in their actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through its association with specific cultural groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By negotiating shared definitions of a situation</p> Signup and view all the answers