Sociology Can Be Approached from Both a Microsociological and a Macrosociological

question 108

Multiple Choice

Sociology can be approached from both a microsociological and a macrosociological perspective.Which is more useful?

• A) The macrosociological perspective is more useful because it explains how large-scale social institutions influence individuals.
• B) The microsociological perspective is more useful because it explains how individuals shape and create large-scale social institutions.
• C) Both are useful and any study that uses only one or the other will be unable to explain anything useful about society.
• D) Both are useful in different ways because they each provide different types of information about the same object of study.