"Social forces" and "social processes" such as family structures, social class, and economic Forces such as globalization, social class, or family are very important in affecting individual's decisions and their lives. BUT people can also do "new" things that are not determined by their upbringing, such as learn a different language, decide to become a vegetarian, or go "off the grid" and not use electricity. "Social forces" or "social processes" as the context for individual action might therefore be thought of as _______.
1) a strong current within a stream. Individuals CAN swim against the current (or even get out of the stream) but the "easy way" is to just float along with the current
2) a puppet master, holding a puppet on strings, and manipulating it. The puppet has to do whatever the puppet master makes it do.
3) a drone that is hovering above the individuals head, and can track all of the person's actions.
4) an evil witch or wizard, who puts individuals under a spell in which they do whatever they are told by society. Individuals cannot resist or rebel against the social forces.
