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Changing Behavior and Sociological Comprehension

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theories, give us a framework for human behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources. BBscdefR.doc SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING: THE  POSSIBLITY OF CHANGE. Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., October 2000 Introduction Sociology attempts to find patterns in the behavior of people. What makes  some of us do one thing and others not? The only way we can effect change is to recognize it is happening. Sociologists attempt to give us those  clues. And then through labeling the clues or theories, give us a framework for human behavior. The Four Problems of Social Theorizing It would not be exaggerating, to say  that the central problem of social theorizing lies in the relations, or mediations between systems (in particular, structure and function), agency (particularly, action and subject) and time (in  particular, history and process). This problem arises due to a number of differences. Historically, these various differences can be grouped under four headings: (1) Local vs. Global, that refers  to the dichotomy or division, of the local scale, on which individuals interact, and the global scale, on which society as a system is identified. (2) Static vs. Dynamic,  that refers to the contrasts of the static, or in place aspect, which is a feature of situations and structures, and the dynamic aspect, which is a characteristic of interactions  and processes. (3) Circular vs. Open, which refers to the dichotomy of the circular form of the generative mechanisms operating in focal complex of analysis - often called "recursivity"  (from Giddens 1984) or "self-reference" - and the open form of connections between levels of analysis. (4) Continuous vs. Discontinuous, which refers to the contrasts of the assumed