SOC 1101 Lecture 12: Sociology Lecture 12
12 Mar 2017
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We exercise a certain degree of control over our daily lives. There are those who assert their agency politically. We are contained by structures by we may work to over through these structures. He was seen as so threatening to the structure and system that he was assassinated. Associated with the work of mile durkheim and others. Side comment: there are very many names that need to be retained but if you"re gonna remember one, it should be ed. Social structures (patterns of behaviour) serve speci c functions. Have a large impact but do so to keep society working well. Eg. graf ti - against the law but may be the way an artist expresses themselves that could be an important message they want to share. It is a two-way process by which we shape our social world through our individual actions and by which we are reshaped by society.
