micro sociology
Social Action Approach
 Micro-Sociology

View of the Individual and Society

A human being is capable of conscious thought and self-awareness. Human action is not simply a reaction to external stimuli, but the result of the meanings, theories, motives and interpretations brought into a social situation by the individual. Social reality is a "constantly emergent" property, not something fixed and inevitable.

This is a voluntary approach stressing the individuals voluntary actions. For example ‘freewill’ is stressed.

Main Schools of thought: -

ACTION THEORY (Max Weber)

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

PHENOMENOLOGY

ETHNOMETHODOLOGY