Recent Development Micro-Macro Integration in Sociological Theory
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What is the focus of Network Theory in sociology?

  • The emphasis on symbols and language in shaping social interactions
  • The examination of individual actors and their relationships forming social networks (correct)
  • Drawing on concepts from complexity science to understand emergent phenomena
  • The debate between individual agency and social structure

    • According to Symbolic Interactionism, what does it emphasize?

  • The examination of individual actors and their relationships forming social networks
  • Drawing on concepts from complexity science to understand emergent phenomena
  • The importance of symbols and language in shaping social interactions (correct)
  • The debate between individual agency and social structure

    • What is the main point of the Agency-Structure Debate?

  • Drawing on concepts from complexity science to understand emergent phenomena
  • The emphasis on symbols and language in shaping social interactions
  • The debate between individual agency and social structure (correct)
  • The examination of individual actors and their relationships forming social networks

    • What does Complex Systems Theory draw on to understand phenomena?

    <p>Concepts from complexity science to understand emergent phenomena at the macro level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does micro-macro integration in sociological theory aim to bridge?

    <p>The gap between individual-level interactions and larger social structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does structuration theory, developed by Anthony Giddens, propose?

    <p>Structures and agency are intertwined</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one approach to micro-macro integration?

    <p>Examining how micro-level interactions aggregate to produce macro-level patterns and structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reciprocal relationship between micro-level interactions and macro-level structures?

    <p>Micro-level interactions aggregate to produce macro-level patterns and structures, and macro-level structures constrain and shape individual behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of sociologists in developing theories related to micro-macro integration?

    <p>To simultaneously address both micro and macro levels of analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the integrative perspective of micro-macro synthesis allow sociologists to do?

    <p>Understand social phenomena in a more comprehensive manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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