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Sociological theory is broadly split into two perspectives Macro and Micro.
Macro theories are concerned with large social institutions and how they interact to shape society. For example how education impacts on the social order of a particular society, or how the media influences social views on a particular issue. Macro is best thought of as a birds eye view or a top-down perspective.
Macro theories are concerned with large social institutions and how they interact to shape society. For example how education impacts on the social order of a particular society, or how the media influences social views on a particular issue. Macro is best thought of as a birds eye view or a top-down perspective.
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Micro perspectives are the opposite. They are concerned with small scale interactions and look up from that small scale starting point. Whereas a macro theory is concerns with the family as a whole, micro perspectives would look at a much smaller interaction, say how a mum talks to her children. For some theorists social life is entirely dependant on these small scale interactions and they believe they provide a more valid representation of nature of social reality, albeit perhaps not the most representative.