Structure and agency
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| - | The debate surrounding the influence of '''structure and agency''' on human thought and behaviour is one of the central issues in [[sociology]] and other [[social science]]s. In this context "[[agency (philosophy)|agency]]" refers to the capacity of individual humans to act independently and to make their own free choices. "[[Social structure|Structure]]" refers to those factors such as social class, religion, gender, ethnicity, customs etc. which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have. | + | The debate surrounding the influence of '''structure and agency''' on human thought and behaviour is one of the central issues in [[sociology]] and other [[social science]]s. In this context "[[agency (philosophy)|agency]]" refers to the capacity of individual humans to act independently and to make their own free choices. "[[Social structure|Structure]]" refers to those factors such as social class, religion, gender, ethnicity, customs etc. which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have. |
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Social structure]] | ||
| + | * [[Social relation]] | ||
| + | * [[Agency (sociology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Structural-functionalism]] | ||
| + | * [[Structuration|Theory of structuration]] | ||
| + | * [[Action theory (sociology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Base and superstructure]] | ||
| + | * [[Nature vs. nurture]] | ||
| + | * [[Actor-Network Theory]] | ||
| + | * [[Phronetic social science]] | ||
| + | * [[Principal-agent problem]] | ||
| + | * [[Negative capability]] | ||
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The debate surrounding the influence of structure and agency on human thought and behaviour is one of the central issues in sociology and other social sciences. In this context "agency" refers to the capacity of individual humans to act independently and to make their own free choices. "Structure" refers to those factors such as social class, religion, gender, ethnicity, customs etc. which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have.
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See also
- Social structure
- Social relation
- Agency (sociology)
- Structural-functionalism
- Theory of structuration
- Action theory (sociology)
- Base and superstructure
- Nature vs. nurture
- Actor-Network Theory
- Phronetic social science
- Principal-agent problem
- Negative capability
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