What is Society?- Is a system of social interaction that includes both culture and social organizations- Social interaction: between two people that give meaning to the interaction- Durkeim: society is greater than the sum of its part- Society takes on a life of its own - Sociologist look at society from both a macro and micro perspective- Macroanalysis: when you want to look at large high level patterns- Microanalysis: study of smaller and less complex differentiated interactions- Social Institution: an established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose (micro/macro)- Industrial societies contain 9 major institutions:- Family- Education- Work and the economy- Political institution (state)- Religion- Health care- Mass media- Organized sports- Military - Functions of social institutions- Socialization Work to socialize members into what is expected in society - Production and distribution- Replacement- Stability and existence- Sense of purpose - Social structures: organized patterns of social relationships and social institutions that together comprise society- Structural analysis- Different access to opportunities - What holds society together- Durkeim:  Mechanical Solidarity - People have similar roles in society similar values and such tohold society together Organic solidarity - Division of labor - Held together because people have many different roles and theyre highly differentiated - Organs depend on eachother - Ferdinand Tonnies: forms of solidarity Gemeinschaft- Like mechanical - Shared sense of meaning  Gesellschaft- Types of society - Preindustrial societies Foraging societies (hunting and gathering) Pastoral societies Horticulture societies Agricultural societies - Industrial Societies Use machines and other advanced technologies to produce and distribute goods and services  Takes care of work government etc. - Post industrial Societies: information based