Micro vs Macro

Microsociology versus Macrosociology, otherwise known as the big picture, compared to the little picture. How do I perceive these two things? Well microsociology would be like, how I am right now; in high school, in a small town. Then macrosociology would be like, the state, or the country or even the world. Now for a comparison to the boat project we did in class, the little picture would be every individual on the boat itself, and the big picture would be everyone on the boat. So, to try and tie things together, being on the boat, you have to try to fit in or be likeable amongst the people on the boat. So like in life, we try so hard to fit in, and try to be liked. We want to be able to see ourselves in the big picture, the picture where nothing is wrong, everyone likes us, and we are doing well in life. Now the big picture doesn’t show us the people that are struggling or failing in life (or the people who were kicked out of the boat). When you look at the real scheme of things, it’s so easy to just keep looking at the little picture, like we only want to look at the things that are right in front of us. We as a person need to start looking at both the big picture and little picture. The boat activity really made me think about how in microsociology; we just tend to protect ourselves from the world. But, in macrosociology; we tend to be more outgoing. So I believe that a way I can fit into both the big picture and the little picture is to try and take chances in life, and to never regret the chances I take.