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- society
- simply a rigid, fixed structure that limits what individuals do. * //But here's the tricky part...// One of t... es to the social whole. In the building metaphor, individuals live inside the building. It might limit how they... at the social system from the perspective of the individuals in it. But that's not the whole story. We also ha... chine as a functional whole, then we can see what individuals really do for society. They are its fuel. (Or, in
- anthony_giddens
- tend to describe social change as a liberation of individuals from groups, traditions, religion and the power o... lexity creates more choices and opportunities for individuals. Modern societies place greater importance on the... own, of society. As society becomes more complex, individuals do gain more choices as rules and traditions became looser, but individuals, faced with uncertainty, come to trust new instit
- religion_and_economy
- It is through contact with the sacred, then, that individuals submit themselves to a collective order, and thus... ple functions simultaneously, and generally bound individuals to the collective. Actions thus expressed religio... ial forms embodied different kinds of meaning for individuals who participated in them. In Weber's sociology, r... behavior as a rational means-ends calculation of individuals. In contrast to this kind of rationality, Weber f
- emile_durkheim
- consciousness. Social facts impose themselves on individuals of a society, constraining them and shaping how t... ther way, like the thoughts of a collective mind. Individuals do not merely join or participate in a social sys... ive consciousness influences each individual, and individuals experience this collective consciousness as if it... her kinds of acts are treated as disputes between individuals and do not involve the society as a whole. As suc
- 13 @2700:2022
- at is, the capacity to act. Actual people act as individuals, but the effect of these actions depends on the r... nly recognized because the groups are seen as big individuals * Actions of a corporation, a nation-state, or... ions can own property and accumulate wealth, like individuals. The role of social networks in creating this wea... always relational, then many more things besides individuals can be agents. They act as agents because they ha
- 10 @2700:2022
- hy, prosperous, and happy. It does not operate on individuals, and it does not directly control or coerce people as individuals. A government deals in statistics, that is, esti... ildren. * Schools pervasively rank children as individuals and groups. * This is not a plot against chil
- themes @6916:2018
- re he is in chains. * Society is a totality. Individuals just work here. * Social facts, what are they... think of the theories of systems of goods, where individuals transact in order to increase marginal utility. Marx rejects the material study of how individuals meet needs, associating this purely self-interest
- 2 @2700:2022
- look its place in a whole system, rather than how individuals relate to one part of society as a rule or as an ... s that fit together and depend on each other. The individuals are the food and fuel of the social organism. A society is like an anteater, and individuals are the ants. ===== The linguistic analogy =====
- the_charisma_of_the_coronavirus
- g people always do what is best for themselves as individuals. Weber says that the most significant kind of rat... s peaked, we now move to a new framework in which individuals are responsible for managing their own personal r... bureaucratic management of the pandemic only sees individuals, it needs to see communities. In this community,
- 6 @2700:2021
- ocieties. * To the claim that all people act as individuals who seek to rationally maximize the utility of th... he synchronic, holist //logos// is the claim that individuals have agency.) ===== Old and new ===== Things ch... nherited from the past; new things are created by individuals who want to create them. * This is a bias refle
- 11 @2667
- ding to Marx, a liberal state governs citizens as individuals, and hence denies that they are also necessarily
- 7.1 @1002:2018
- s been.' Modern societies allow more freedom for individuals to make choices. Modern societies are based on agreements between individuals. Weber says that modern societies are **more rat
- 3 @2700:2021
- ut of the reach of any deliberate interference by individuals” (Saussure 1986, 19). * The linguistic anal... sification makes it possible for people to act as individuals, because it makes it possible for other people to
- 3 @2667
- e on society ## * In order for society to exist, individuals must act, and patterns of action must develop. *... looks at society from the ground up, and asks how individuals fit into social systems. * Weber: "methodological
- 2.1 @1002:2022
- assumptions: - People always see themselves as individuals with a distinct individual self-interest. - Peo... . Society, furthermore, is not simply a group of individuals. It is a **whole which is greater than the sum of