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Society, Agency and Structure (SOCIOLOGY)
Society, Agency and Structure (SOCIOLOGY)
• Study society
• Systematically (doing something in a way that is done according to an agreed set of methods or
organised plan.)
• New ways of looking at things (viewing the world in new perspectives) within and out of their milieu
(a persons social environment)
Each sociological term has already been laden with meanings given by common sensical knowledge.
This is why the two are so intimately related.
However, it is important to draw a boundary between the two as to keep sociological identity. This
implements sovereignty of sociology.
Sociological Imagination:
• Linking history and biography
• People tend to be caught up in private lives (personal troubles)
• Understand impact of context; such as public issues (looking at outside aspects which have affected
the situation)
Summary:
• There is a relationship between lived experiences and the broader social context
• People have agency, make choices, but within constraints