What does the term 'structural' mean in sociology?

Question

i just have to describe the term and concepts of 'structural' in sociological terms. i'm aving a really hard time of it & my tutors busting my butt!!

Answer 1

1.Structure is the way people correlate to eachother within a situation or society or group or whatever.

2. If the same social interactive pattern repeats itself on
a regular basis, it can then be called "structural".
So not perse a problem, just a situation you perceive and see happening.

Answer 2

As most people have said at its most basic level Sociology is the study of society which includes everything from micro practices such as one-on-one interactions to macro practices such as institutions like the Church or the State. The reason it is hard to give a specific definition is because even Sociologists themselves do not agree on what sociology is because they cannot agree on what constitutes society. Some say society is made of individuals and some say it is made of institutions as I said earlier. This is why in any sociology course you will study many perspectives (positivists, ethnomethodologists, functionalists, interactionists, feminists e.t.c.). Whatever sociology is, I personally love it and feel it teaches many great insights with the biggest quality you get from studying it the ability to understand different perspectives, which is perhaps the strength of there being no strict definition. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Structural can mean a few different things in sociology, depending on how it is being used. The most basic - structure usually stands in opposition to agency. Agency refers to the individual, while structure refers to those bigger things (the structures) in society, such as institutions. Institutions can include things like the judiciual system.

Invest in a good sociology dictionary - they will really help you out - and a good introductory textbook.

Answer 4

structuralism, theory that uses culturally interconnected signs to reconstruct systems of relationships rather than studying isolated, material things in themselves. This method found wide use from the early 20th cent. in a variety of fields, especially the link for more information. , particularly as formulated by Ferdinand de Saussure Saussure, Ferdinand de (fĕrdēnäN` də sōsür`), 1857–1913, Swiss linguist. One of the founders of modern linguistics , he established the structural study of language, emphasizing the arbitrary relationship of the linguistic sign to that which it signifies.

Answer 5

Structure is a part of a system . One system you can structure in a way that most important thing you divide in a special place...and less important in another... it is a simple example...cuz you have a different sophisticated structures.

Answer 6

structuralism is the theory of sociology, which believes society is formed systematically. In this regard, the society has only one underlying pattern regardless of multiple society.

Answer 7

This a sociological perspective a way of studying society as it is.

Answer 8

since saeed is such a smart **** why doesnt he tell us all the correct answer ?

Answer 9

clever

Answer 10

pc is almost right