Sociology
Chapter 12 Art Worlds by Howard S. Becker
The world of art is made up of every individual who is particularly involved in the production, commissioning, preservation, promotion, criticizing, presentation, chronicling and the general sales of fine pieces of art. This is an extended terminology as compared to market art despite the fact that here is a section of it. This means that if individuals are primarily focused on a particular art work this would prove to be essential to the thoughts of social organization as an individual’s network who come together in generation of the particular work. If the particular group of persons fails in working together this means that their replacement would work well in ensuring that the work perform well will decreased challenges. According to Becker (160), Collective work becomes more simplified with decreased expenses in regard to energy, resources as well as energy through conventions. This however does not work in ensuring that the unconventional work becomes impossible to achieve but it characterizes the work with more cost as well as increased challenges. Change is bound to happen as normally when the involved person designed a manner in which greater resources can be gained. Art can thus be described as a social and it cannot be demonstrated through the congruence amid social organizations forms. The social nature of art is demonstrated by the fact that it is developed by individuals network who choose to work together.
Chapter 13 Agency and Structural Change by William H. Sewell, Jr
Social structure is often in different social matters as a demonstration of organization. Social structure differs from social pattern because social patter is based on the arrangement. Structure can be termed as a less precise concept that works on explaining the social reality complexity in general. Achieving structural transformation is difficult. A change theory cannot be developed into a structure theory unless a farm and well structured society conception and structure is adopted. According to Sewell (177), Agency in such the enactments of the social structure means that a particular concept that supports or is constituted in the social structure. Agent means the capability of exerting some degrees of control over social relations. Agents are basically empowered to work together and against one another by the different structures. Humans hold the highest capability of agency which they can use in working together to achieve greater goals. Social structure require the cooperation of all those that are involved so that the process can be more easy and characterized with less cost in terms of the resources being utilized.
Both chapters are similar in that they are an attempt of defining social organization through individual’s collectiveness in achieving a common aim. Social organization cannot therefore be described based on the concepts that it holds as it is a form of empirical evidence. Social or collective organization is the capability of being with or against one another in order to achieve a stated desire. Collectiveness must therefore incorporate exercising and setting well framed and designed aims. The designing of w ell thought strategy of acquiring increased sources is essential in ensuring that social organization is attained. Structure is similar to organization as it requires the use of effort, time as well as adequate resources. Collectiveness works in decreasing the amount of resources being utilized, time, effort as well as ensuring that the procedure is simplified. The chapters are similar in that they both emphasis on collectiveness as an effective agents of implementing changes.
Work Cited
Howard S. Becker & William H. Sewell. N.d. Chapter 12 Art Worlds and chapter 13 Agency and Structural Change. Pdf
