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.
The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.he architect was Henry Bacon; the designer of the primary statue â Abraham Lincoln, 1920 â was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers; and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. Dedicated in 1922, it is one of several monuments built to honor an American president.