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  2. Structuralism - Wikipedia

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    Emile Durkheim based his sociological concept on 'structure' and 'function', and from his work emerged the sociological approach of structural functionalism. Apart from Durkheim's use of the term structure, the semiological concept of Ferdinand de Saussure became fundamental for structuralism. Saussure conceived language and society as a system ...

  3. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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    Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability". [ 1 ] This approach looks at society through a macro-level orientation , which is a broad focus on the social structures that shape society as a whole, [ 1 ...

  4. Structure and agency - Wikipedia

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    They see structure and agency as complementary forces – structure influences human behaviour, and humans are capable of changing the social structures they inhabit. Structuration issue one prominent example of this view. The first approach (emphasizing the importance of societal structure) dominated in classical sociology.

  5. Settlement (structural) - Wikipedia

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    Settlement is the downward movement or the sinking of a structure's foundation. It is mostly caused by changes in the underlying soil, such as drying and shrinking, wetting and softening, or compression due to the soil being poorly compacted when construction started. [1] Some settlement is quite normal after construction has been completed.

  6. Social structure - Wikipedia

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    In this sense, structure is an important issue for management. On the macro scale, social structure pertains to the system of socioeconomic stratification (most notably the class structure), social institutions, or other patterned relations between large social groups.

  7. Structuration theory - Wikipedia

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    Sociologist Anthony Giddens adopted a post-empiricist frame for his theory, as he was concerned with the abstract characteristics of social relations. [according to whom?] This leaves each level more accessible to analysis via the ontologies which constitute the human social experience: space and time ("and thus, in one sense, 'history'.") [1]: 3 His aim was to build a broad social theory ...

  8. Value-added theory - Wikipedia

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    Structural conduciveness: the structure of society must be organized in such a way that certain protest actions become more likely. Structural strain: there must be a strain on society that is caused by factors related to the structure of the current social system , such as inequality or injustice, and existing power holders are unwilling or ...

  9. Settler colonialism - Wikipedia

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    Settler colonialism is a logic and structure, and not a mere occurrence. Settler colonialism takes claim of environments for replacing existing conditions and members of that environment with those of the settlement and settlers.