micro-sociology
Study of interactions
Micro-sociology is the study of social life at the level of individuals and small groups—face-to-face interactions, conversations, personal relationships.
It contrasts with macro-sociology, which examines large-scale structures like institutions and social classes.
Micro-sociologists might analyze how strangers negotiate personal space or how friends maintain intimacy through everyday rituals.
Direct personal encounter
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
gesture · eye contact · greeting · small talk · body language · personal space · ritual · politeness
Art of theatrical structure
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- CooleyInherited hemoglobin deficiency syndrome
- reflexivityQuality of self-reference
- accountsRecords of transactions
framing · front stage · back stage · role
Regular sequence of actions
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- habitualDone by routine
- taken-for-grantedPresumed without acknowledgment
common sense · normalcy · daily life · familiar · unremarkable · pedestrian · domestic · household
Two forming one
- triadGroup of three
- cliqueExclusive social group
- familyRelated people together
- coupleTwo linked together
friendship · peer group · small group · intimate · network · ties · bonding · solidarity
Controlling your outward image
- performanceCarrying out a task
- role-playingActing out characters
- faceHead's anterior surface
- stigmaMark of dishonor
impression · authenticity · persona · mask · passing · disclosure · narrative · biography
face-to-face
Direct personal encounter
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
turn-taking · gesture · eye contact · greeting · small talk · body language · personal space · ritual · politeness · impression management
dramaturgy
Art of theatrical structure
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- CooleyInherited hemoglobin deficiency syndrome
- reflexivityQuality of self-reference
accounts · framing · front stage · back stage · role
routine
Regular sequence of actions
taken-for-granted · common sense · normalcy · daily life · familiar · unremarkable · pedestrian · domestic · household · workplace
dyad
Two forming one
couple · friendship · peer group · small group · intimate · network · ties · bonding · solidarity · trust
self-presentation
Controlling your outward image
- performanceCarrying out a task
- role-playingActing out characters
- faceHead's anterior surface
stigma · impression · authenticity · persona · mask · passing · disclosure · narrative · biography · reputation
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