A Comparative Analysis Of Micro And Sociological Perspectives

The two levels that sociologists use for analysis are macro and micro. Macro, meaning a broader more encompassing view, consisting of patterns within society, is the view utilized by conflict theorists and functionalist. Since these perspectives require finding the patterns and symbols ion society that affect change to the individual, a large-scale view is required. The functionalists focusing on how the functions or dysfunctions parts of society has overall and conflict theorists focusing on the different parts of of a society vie for its resources has influenced societal roles. Whereas the micro level view, usually employed by the symbolic interactionists, is focused on a smaller part of the whole. The level of view is narrowed to the individual
interactions of people within a society. Both speech and non-verbal interactions would be analyzed as a gateway to understanding the influence it has on the society.