--Structural Determinism
Structural determinism concerns the view that there are structural elements or factors that deterministically affect outcomes, events, or processes. It is a concept that stresses rational, predictable outcomes and is suggestive of predetermined outcomes, given any particular structure or system of estimable factors. On a continuum, structural determinism is at the opposite end of free will and cognitive choice, representing instead knowable, governed outcomes. Structural determinism has been used as a conceptual and mechanistic framework at multiple levels of analysis across many fields of study, including sociology, philosophy, linguistics, technology, sociobiology, psychology, and political science.