Sociology / Unit 1 Soc 0007 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Micro Level
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The idea
Micro-level analysis studies small groups and face-to-face interaction, examining how individuals behave in one another's immediate presence.
In practice
Recording how teenagers take turns speaking in a group chat, and who gets interrupted, is micro-level work.
Where people slip
Micro does not mean unimportant — the largest structures are assembled out of these encounters.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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