The significant elements that both conflict theory and postmodern theory carry make it easy to critique a society on the micro and macro level. By investigating the components of an individual and invidualism one can see how the philosophy of individualism can be relatable to macro level of an individual holding power and status. Therefore it is evident that money, power, and wealth, all these important details in the macro level of sociology, transcends into the micro level; since its manifested in the ways that the individual comports themselves which is justified by the ideology of the postmodern …show more content…
Symbolic interaction ties groups of individuals together with miniscule icons. For instance, symbolic interaction dives into the case that colors play a significant part for gender roles. From the start, boys and girls are conditioned to like a specific color, so its common to see a males liking and having the color blue be an active part of their life. As for girls, the color pink will be present more often than not. This issue with this is it proves that social factors ultimately create the self and an individual’s identity. George Herbert Mead, a sociologist from Chicago, has supported this concept in his writing of Mind, Self, and Society. Mead points out the