What does it mean to use a structural explanation in sociology?What are the key tenets,as you understand them?

What does it mean to use a structural explanation in sociology?What are the key tenets,as you understand them? How does Predergast explain the connections between structural issues (explain these) and individual-based characteristics like social capital, cultural capital, status characteristics, typifications, power-dependence, and power-balancing operations?

Define these terms in your own words, but be sure to demonstrate how a structural explanation can also account for individual-level differences.