The patterned behavior within the social structure:
A) keeps us from doing what we would like to do.
B) may be both constraining and enabling.
C) is individualized and free from social constraints.
D) must have formal rules and laws in order to support it.

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Patterns of behavior within a social structure can both constrain and enable individuals. They provide a framework for behavior and offer predictability and stability, but they can also limit individual freedom and creativity. This is why they can be both restricting and facilitating. The other options are incorrect. Social patterns may or may not keep us from doing what we want to do, they are not necessarily individualized or free from social constraints, and they can function without formal rules and laws, although these may provide additional support.

The Patterned Behavior Within the Social Structure