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Structure and agency forms an enduring core [[debate]] in sociology. Essentially the same as in the Marxist conception, "agency" refers to the capacity of [[individuals]] to act independently and to make their own free [[choices]], whereas "Structure" refers to those factors (such as [[social class]], but also [[religion]], [[gender]], [[ethnicity]], subculture, etc) which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have.

Structure and agency forms an enduring core [[debate]] in sociology. Essentially the same as in the Marxist conception, "agency" refers to the capacity of [[individuals]] to act independently and to make their own free [[choices]], whereas "Structure" refers to those factors (such as [[social class]], but also [[religion]], [[gender]], [[ethnicity]], subculture, etc) which seem to limit or influence the opportunities that individuals have.

==References==

==References==

Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory: An agentic perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26.

Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory: An agentic [[perspective]]. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26.

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]