What does it mean to use a structural explanation in sociology? What are the key tenets, as you understand them? How does Predergast explain the connections between structural issues and individual-based characteristics like social capital, cultural capital, status characteristics, typifications, power-dependence, and power-balancing operations?

Structural explanation in sociology

What does it mean to use a structural explanation in sociology? What are the key tenets, as you understand them? How does Predergast explain the connections between structural issues and individual-based characteristics like social capital, cultural capital, status characteristics, typifications, power-dependence, and power-balancing operations? Define these terms in your own words, but be sure to demonstrate how a structural explanation can also account for individual-level differences.