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Define: Social Construction of reality, macrosociology, microsociology, in-groups, and out-groups

The main idea of Social Construction of Reality is that people interacting in society make representations of each other by one or two qualities. These concepts eventually turn into how people identify the individual, as opposed to analyzing them as a whole. A prime example of this would be the Abandon Ship exercise we did, where we identified individuals as "old grandma" or "old grandpa" or "one-armed army guy" as opposed to their other, potentially more important qualities.

Macrosociology views society as an entirety, whereas microsociology views the inner works of a society. A great personal example of this would be everyday life at my high school. From day to day, I experience the same happenstances as everyone else, whether it's friends, grades, sports, fine arts, or assemblies. This would be macrosociology. Microsociology would be more based on what happens within each one of these places, such as how a volleyball team communicates with one another, or how multiple kids in a classroom strongly dislike another student or a teacher. I can acknowledge that the atmosphere in my college prep writing class is entirely different than my AP psychology class.

In-groups and out-groups also play an important role in the world of sociology. People have the propensity to form groups and defend those in that group, even if it means that they disregard or chastise other groups. In-groups are groups that one is in; out-groups vice versa. I view kids who play volleyball as well-educated and well-mannered because I tend to look at the better side of them, since I am a part of the group. I think kids who play other sports only care about their sports and image, and don't do well in school.