Unit 7 Assignment 3
Unit 7 Assignment 3
Duane Swarts
ITT Technical Institute
Group Theory SP2750
Mrs. Meadowlark
12 February 2014 Structuration Theory is a social theory based on several Theorists throughout time but notably Anthony Giddens. Basically Structuration Theory of our social systems stating that both structure and agents are equal in how we interact socially.
Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, developed the Structuration Theory in response to claims that the conditions humans find themselves in are determined for them by past structures, and volunteerism that suggests humans are completely free to create their lived environment. The theory of structuration states that the basic domain of social science study is neither the experience of the individual nor the existence of any form of societal totality, but social practices. Through social activities, people reproduce the actions that make these practices normal.
The core of structuration theory lies in the concepts of structure, system, and duality of structure. Structuration refers to the conditions governing the continuity or change of structures, and thus the reproduction of social systems. Structure refers to the rules and resources, or transformation relations, organized as properties of social systems. System refers to the duplicated relations between people organized as regular social practices. Structuring properties makes it possible for noticeably similar social practices to exist across varying spans of time and space.
Analyzing the structuration of social systems means studying the modes in which such systems are produced and reproduced in interaction. Social structures are sets of rules and resources that are customary in society and carried as memory traces in socialized actors. Giddens claims social structures are both the media for actors to produce interactions and the products of these interactions. Actors draw upon their knowledge of the rules of grammar and vocabulary to
Duane Swarts
ITT Technical Institute
Group Theory SP2750
Mrs. Meadowlark
12 February 2014 Structuration Theory is a social theory based on several Theorists throughout time but notably Anthony Giddens. Basically Structuration Theory of our social systems stating that both structure and agents are equal in how we interact socially.
Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, developed the Structuration Theory in response to claims that the conditions humans find themselves in are determined for them by past structures, and volunteerism that suggests humans are completely free to create their lived environment. The theory of structuration states that the basic domain of social science study is neither the experience of the individual nor the existence of any form of societal totality, but social practices. Through social activities, people reproduce the actions that make these practices normal.
The core of structuration theory lies in the concepts of structure, system, and duality of structure. Structuration refers to the conditions governing the continuity or change of structures, and thus the reproduction of social systems. Structure refers to the rules and resources, or transformation relations, organized as properties of social systems. System refers to the duplicated relations between people organized as regular social practices. Structuring properties makes it possible for noticeably similar social practices to exist across varying spans of time and space.
Analyzing the structuration of social systems means studying the modes in which such systems are produced and reproduced in interaction. Social structures are sets of rules and resources that are customary in society and carried as memory traces in socialized actors. Giddens claims social structures are both the media for actors to produce interactions and the products of these interactions. Actors draw upon their knowledge of the rules of grammar and vocabulary to