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  • 1macrosociological — macrosociology …

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  • 2social structure — structure (def. 9). [1825 35] * * * Introduction       in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together. Social structure is often treated together with the concept of… …

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  • 3Industrial sociology — (also known as sociology of industrial relations or sociology of work ) is both a study of the interaction of people within industry (e.g. boss subordinate, inter departmental, and management union relations) and, on a macrosociological scale,… …

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  • 4Symbolic interactionism — is a major sociological perspective that is influential in many areas of the discipline. It is particularly important in microsociology and social psychology.Symbolic interactionism is derived from American pragmatism and particularly from the… …

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  • 5Structure and agency — The debate surrounding the influence of structure and agency on human thought and behaviour is one of the central issues in sociology and other social sciences. In this context agency refers to the capacity of individual humans to act… …

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  • 6Peter Blau — Peter Michael Blau Full name Peter Michael Blau Born February 7, 1918 Vienna, Austria Died March 12, 2002(2002 03 12) (aged 84) Era 20th century Region Sociology …

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  • 7Macrosociology — is a sociological approach that analyzes societies, social systems or populations on a large scale or at a high level of abstraction. [Craig Calhoun(ed) Dictionary of the Social Sciences (Article: Macrosociology), Oxford University Press, 2002]… …

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  • 8Video game culture — Part of a series on …

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  • 9Social entropy — is a macrosociological systems theory. Social Entropy is a measure of the natural decay within a social system. It can refer to the decomposition of social structure or of the disappearance of social distinctions. Much of the energy consumed by a …

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  • 10Goffman, Erving — (1922 82) The most influential micro sociologist during the 1960s and 1970s, Goffman pioneered the dramaturgical perspective for sociology. The influences on his work were many. After completing his first degree at the University of Toronto he… …

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