Macrosociology allows observation of large-scale patterns and trends, but runs the risk of seeing these trends as abstract entities that exist outside of the individuals who enact them on the ground. Microsociology allows for this on-the-ground analysis, but can fail to consider the larger forces that influence individual behavior.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall designer Maya Lin was a 21-year-old Yale student when her proposal for the black stone monument won the largest design competition in American history. While most people know about the Wall, not everyone knows about the architect behind it. Here are five facts about Lin.
Artists involved in the design and construction of the memorial include: 1  Master Lei Yixin, sculptor. 2  Nicholas Benson, Inscription designer and stone carver. 3  Bob Fitch, SCLC Staff Photographer, whose photo image of King in his office in front of a photograph of Mohandas Gandhi was the basis for the monument.