Individual Autonomy and Social Structure: Dorothy Lee Over the years, anthropologist Dorothy Lee has wanted to understand the diversity of other cultures in order to overcome the conflicts that have arisen in Western society . It addresses the key social problem as an attempt to pacify social structure and personal autonomy. Dorothy Lee offers a look at child-rearing in Navaho Indian culture that encourages respect for pure personal being; a solution to what he considers crucial, involving disagreements between structure and freedom. The reconciliation between social structure and personal autonomy has become a key issue in today's world. Dorothy Lee faces the difficulty of respecting these two major areas to work in accordance with each other. It is known that every individual has the ability to act of free will but in accordance with society to achieve the common good. Dorothy Lee explores the importance of human dignity and how every person has rights and responsibilities to become an essential part of society. It tends to distinguish the differences between a holistic vision and an individualistic perspective by comparing “principles of conformity and individual initiative, group life and private freedom of choice, social regulation and personal autonomy”. (15) The key social issue under discussion limits us from our full potential due to our constant stimulation by the way society wishes to socialize us. Society's intentions to educate individuals to behave in a certain way have limits on personal freedom which is described as the dilemma Dorothy Lee aims to decipher. The Navaho Indians; a resident corporation... middle of paper... for the benefit of the rest of society. Dorothy Lee argues that both structure and our personal motivations are equally influential in how we make decisions or choices that can ultimately affect the rest of our lives. In conclusion, anthropologist Dorothy Lee focuses on solving the key social problem in the struggle between individual autonomy and individual autonomy. and social structure. She uses her time focusing on many distinct cultural groups such as raising children from a Navaho Indian perspective which she has experienced through ethnography. Dorothy concludes that respect for pure personal being can allow each individual to be seen as equal rather than placed in a hierarchy that places a degrading emphasis on certain minority groups. If we are able to respect society, we will be given the freedom we deserve to be appreciated and considered.