Among other things, it would predict exactly who would do what as well as when and where. To even have such a theory in the social sciences would imply the non-existence of free will, the ability of individuals to determine their own fates. The fact that social theories, when contrasted with the theories of astronomy and chemistry, have such limited predictiveness can be taken as a sign of hope, that humans have some free will and are not pre-programmed by their genes or enculturations. But this is not to imply that there is no predictiveness. For instance, our theory may predict that of those 18 to 29 years of age with less than 4 years of college experience, highly religious Catholics are twice as likely as weakly religious Protestants to oppose abortion.
Human nature is active and purposive, seeking goals and self-improvement.
People act in response to the inferred meanings of others' acts People act in response to the expectations for the roles they occupy. Social Psychology in the 80s . All knowledge is perspectival and hence is metaphoric . The abstractions we take will order our experiences, which is why so much attention is given in introductory textbooks to the various theories of the discipline. Metaphorically, society can be likened to the Great Barrier Reef, wherein individuals find their niches and continue to contribute to the residues left by previous generations.