structure, agency or both
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- Created on: 19-06-17 11:46
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- structure, agency or both
- 1) to what extent are people constrained and determined by social structures? 2) to what extent do people have an agency?
- position 1 : structure determines action- 1) social system as a result of institutions (Parsons) 2) economic, political and ideological levels (Althusser), 3) structures of patriarchy (Walby) underplays importance of agency (criticisms)
- position 2: no such thing as society behind action 1) meanings (Mead & Blumer) 2) sense of order (Ethnomethodology) 3) dramaturgical analogy - goffman. criticism : rejects concept of structure
- position 3: structure and action are not separate 1) structuration- Giddens criticisms : loses sight of structure
- position 4 : structure and agency are linked - life world and system (Habermas) recognizes how systems and actions intersect.
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