MICROSOCIOLOGY Definition & Meaning

microsociology

[ mahy-kroh-soh-see-ol-uh-jee, -soh-shee- ]

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noun

the sociological study of small groups and social units within a larger social system.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of microsociology¹

First recorded in 1940–45; micro- + sociology

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Its subject is microsociology, or group behavior on a small scale�as when people pass each other on the street or wait together at supermarket checkout counters.

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