Microsociology is one of the main branches of sociology (contrast with macrosociology) which concerns itself with the nature of human interaction on a small scale. It is usually based on observation rather than statistics. Jump to: navigation, search Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Macrosociology is one of the main branches of sociology (contrast with microsociology) which deals with primarily with the statistical nature of society. ...

Linking Microsociology and Macrosociology Microsociology - the study of everyday behavior in situations of face-to-face interactions. Macrosociology - the study of broader features of society like class or gender hierarchies.

Microsociology and macrosociology are closely connected.

A woman walking down the street is made the subject of verbal harassment by a group of men. On the micro level, this is an individual problem that can be analyzed as a single interaction. However, a much more significant result could be obtained by considering the same interaction from a macro perspective. Women frequently experience this type of unwanted social interaction. Such interaction cannot be separated from the larger background of gender hierarchy in the United States.

Blacks and Whites in Public Elijah Anderson (1990) found that the ways many blacks and whites interact on the streets had a great deal to do with the structure of racial stereotypes, which is itself linked to the economic structure of society.

Those who do not fall into commonly accepted stereotypes of dangerous persons are children.

Anderson argues that people are "streetwise" when they develop skills to deal with their felt vulnerability toward violence and crime.