Explain what Homans means from his quote: “for structures do not act on individuals automatically. They do so because they establish some of the contingencies under which persons act: their stimuli, rewards, and punishments…”
What will be an ideal response?
For Homans, what accounts for the enduring patterns of behavior and social structures that make up society is basic behavioral psychology. Individual actors reach and then rationalize their actions according to given stimuli, rewards and punishments, meaning that each actor will weigh what their actions will garner in terms of positive and negative reactions to themselves and the social structure they may represent.
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a. true b. false
Mechanical solidarity and Gemeinschaft both describe the most intimate societies that are personal and have close kinship connections
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)