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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     TM 11:  AGENCY & STRUCTURE          Spring, 2011

1.  In relation to an intro to agency structure integration, mutual interaction is seen when the field conditions the habitus & the habitus  _____________________________  the field 

2.  In relation to an integ model of soc & its recip, dyn relationships, thought / consciousness & the actor / soc beh & are mutually interdependent in that we appear to have  __________________________________________  over our actions, & how we act does effect what we think & feel 

3.  In relation to an intro to Giddens, the modern world may be thought of as a " _________________________ ," that is, a runaway engine 

4.  In relation to structuration theory, in structuration there is a  ________________________________  & mutual interaction of agency & structure to such a degree that neither can be conceived w/o the other; they are two sides of the same coin 

5.  In relation to agency,  _______________________________  consciousness entails the ability to describe our actions in words 

6.  In relation to structure, structure constrains action, but it also  ________________________________  action 

7.  In relation to structuration, the primordial condition is  ________________________________________  interaction, in which others are present at the same time & in the same space 

8.  In relation to morphogenesis,  ________________________________  analysis lags behind structural analysis 

9.  In relation to agency & cultural systems, whether conflict or order is predominate in a cultural system determines whether agents will engage in  ____________________________  or orderly relationships w/ one another 

10.  In relation to an intro to Bourdieu, he analyzes the way people, on the basis of their position in social  ____________________________ , perceive & construct the social world 

11.  Practice is the human action, they system of structured & structuring disposition which is constituted by the constant  _____________________________  of useful functions 

12.  In relation to field capital,  _______________________________  capital is network power in that 'its not what you know, but who you know' 

13.  In relation to the fields, the  ________________________________  is the field that is the most central to society, i.e. it has far reaching influence 

14.  In relation to the histl dev of habitus & field, the habitus of the farm would not allow one to  __________________________  well in the life of a financier 

15.  In relation to distinction / taste,  ____________________________  is a kind of market place where field capital, i.e. economic, cultural, social, & symbolic capital are are produced & traded 

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     TM 10:  MICRO / MACRO INTEGRATION        Spring, 2011 

Essays should be two, average length, hand written pages long.  Be sure & answer all parts of the question. 

1.   In relation to an integ model of soc & its recip, dyn relationships, explore the integrated model of society & its reciprocal, dynamic relationships as discussed in class; briefly describe it.  Pick an example w/ which you are familiar & use the integrated model to explore it.  Where do theorists disagree about the constitution of the components?  Where do theorists disagree about the relationships among the components? 

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