This course deals with the relationship between the individual and society through close examination of social interaction in a variety of settings. Students will be exposed to a range of theories, methods and concepts from cognitive, micro, dramaturgical, and interpretive sociologies, and will learn to apply these to the analysis of personal relationships, intercultural encounters, institutional life, collective action, and everyday life-worlds.
This course deals with the relationship between the individual and society through close examination of social interaction in a variety of settings. Students will be exposed to a range of theories, methods and concepts from cognitive, micro, dramaturgical, and interpretive sociologies, and will learn to apply these to the analysis of personal relationships, intercultural encounters, institutional life, collective action, and everyday life-worlds.
