Which came first: the chicken or the egg? This question, much like the one this essay aims to address, has been a topic of debate for ages. If the chicken came first, where did it come from? Science has taught us that chickens are born from eggs. If it was indeed the egg that came first, where did it come from? We were always told that chickens lay eggs. In this case, without us humans, societies would not form. Alternatively, without societies, humans would have no way of life to adhere to and live by. Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, introduced structuration theory which involves a “double involvement” of humans and society – a duality between action and structure. He wrote: “we create society at the same time as we are created by it” (Giddens 1986, p. 11). As Giddens defines it, “a society is a group, or system, of institutionalized modes of conduct…and behaviors that occur and are reproduced or are socially reproduced – across…time and space” (Giddens 1986, p.8). This essay will evaluate how society has shaped us and how we have shaped society through societal and legal aspects based on Giddens' structuration theory, as well as analyzing Max Weber's "Iron Cage" theory in relation to the subject. society shapes humans from within an individual; it affects their role in a family; plays a role in a person's class; extends to influence its culture; and even shapes a generation. On an individual level, we must recognize that we need society – we are interdependent creatures. Adam Smith mentioned: “In a civilized society, [a person]…needs the cooperation and assistance of great multitudes” – in today’s context we are…in the middle of an article… on Cage? Using Max Weber to define the internal dynamics of American political culture today. Max Weber Studies, [Online]. 1/2, 178-195. Available at: http://www.maxweberstudies.org/MWSJournal/1.2pdfs/1.2%20178-195.pdf [Accessed December 9, 2013].7) P. Saunders, N. Davenport, K. Maguire, NS Dhaliwal, S. Dean (2011). Are we still a classless society, Mr Cameron? [online]. Available from: . [Accessed December 7].8) University of Twente. 2013. STRUCTURATIONAL THEORY. [online] Available at: http://www.utwente.nl/cw/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20Clusters/Organizational%20Communication/Structurational_Theory/ [Consulted: December 10, 2013].9) JJ Rousseau, 1763. The social contract. Translated by HA Myers. [online] Available at: http://www.mysocialstudiesclass.com/Rousseau_Social_Contract.pdf [Accessed: December 10 2013].