Question

1  Read the excerpt from Toward a General Theory of Action 1951 in your textbook before attempting this assignment.  You may have to read it more than once to gain an accurate understanding of the key concepts relevant to your analysis and discussion: orientation of action,  pattern variables,  personality,  social,  and cultural systems,  and the processes that link the three actions systems together.

textbook: Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory Scott Appelrouth; Laura Desfor

2. The orientation of action of each system is to be inferred from relevant public accounts of the case including comments posted on social media and conceptualized using relevant pattern variables.  

3. You are strongly advised to use SUSS’s e-library databases such as Factiva, JSTOR, Project

Muse,  Blackwell  Reference  Online,  ScienceDirect,  and  SocINDEX to do your literature search.

4. Your references should follow the proper citation format. You may refer to the free online APA

5. You should organize your ideas and make sure that they are coherent and flow smoothly.