Can government exist without state?

Is there such a thing as a social structure that constrains individual action, or is society nothing more than a figment of our imaginations?

Small plane just crashed in your neighborhood. you take a fire extinguisher and blankets to the scene, then stand back and silently gather with others on the scene when you realize there is nothing you can do to . in this situation, gathering quietly with others out of reverence and respect is an example of coping.

You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the arts department team. you also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out. you maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a “young professor.” this is an example of