SOCIOL 3G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Prescription Drug, Mental Disorder, Human Events
16 Jul 2018
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Pharmaceuticals - we assume that doctors have this knowledge about drugs when they prescribe them to us. Only certain people can take the time off to go and cross the border. He lives close to the border, he has access to a car, and the funds to purchase the drugs. The son isn"t involved in the process at all. Defining structure: an enduring pattern of social arrangement within a particular society, group, or social organization. Organize what takes place in a particular society. E. g. gender creates expected ways to behave, part of the structure is thinking that there"s only two genders; institution of the family reproduces this. What you can and cannot do based on your gender, race, health status, What you can and cannot do based on your gender, race, health status, etc. Defining agency: individuals have freedom to make their own choices (i. e. going against norms, making decisions that challenge social expectations or social institutions)
