1.10: Social change

Question 1

Social change

Answer 1

Social change is the process by which society changes:
1. Beliefs
2. Attitudes
3. Behaviour
to create new social norms

Question 2

Social norms

Answer 2

Social norms are expected ways of:

1. Thinking
2. Behaviour

Question 3

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s what?

Answer 3

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s:

1. Beliefs
2. Attitudes
3. Behaviour

Question 4

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.
How does this process occur?

Answer 4

This process occurs continually

Question 5

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.
This process occurs continually, but at a what pace?

Answer 5

This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace

Question 6

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.
This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with what being the main driving force for social change?

Answer 6

This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with minority influence being the main driving force for social change

Question 7

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.
This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with minority influence being the main driving force for social change through what?

Answer 7

This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with minority influence being the main driving force for social change through minority viewpoints slowly winning the majority over

Question 8

Social change involves the way in which society develops, through big shifts in people’s beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.
This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with minority influence being the main driving force for social change through minority viewpoints slowly winning the majority over to what?

Answer 8

This process occurs continually, but at a gradual pace, with minority influence being the main driving force for social change through minority viewpoints slowly winning the majority over to what will become new social norms

Question 9

Social change can be positive, for example what?

Answer 9

Social change can be positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s

Question 10

Social change can be positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s, but social change can also be negative, for example what?

Answer 10

Social change can be:
1. Positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s
,but social change can also be:
2. Negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society

Question 11

Social change can be positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s, but social change can also be negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw what?

Answer 11

Social change can be:
1. Positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s
,but social change can also be:
2. Negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw people of different races as genetically inferior

Question 12

Social change can be positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s, but social change can also be negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw people of different races as genetically inferior, leading to what?

Answer 12

Social change can be:
1. Positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s
,but social change can also be:
2. Negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw people of different races as genetically inferior, leading to mass extermination of whole groups of people

Question 13

Social change can be positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s, but social change can also be negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw people of different races as genetically inferior, leading to mass extermination of whole groups of people, such as that performed by who?

Answer 13

Social change can be:
1. Positive, for example the increased rights for women that developed in western cultures through the 1900s
,but social change can also be:
2. Negative, for example the adoption of eugenic beliefs by society, which saw people of different races as genetically inferior, leading to mass extermination of whole groups of people, such as that performed by the Nazis

Question 14

What is majority influence’s main role?

Answer 14

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order

Question 15

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things what?

Answer 15

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are

Question 16

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are.
Majority influence can therefore be seen as a what?

Answer 16

Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society

Question 17

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are.
Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society, so that people know what and then do what?

Answer 17

Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society, so that people:

1. Know what behaviour and attitudes are expected of them
2. Then stick to them

Question 18

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are.
Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society, so that people know what behaviour and attitudes are expected of them and then stick to them.
Majority influence is also more of a what process?

Answer 18

Majority influence is also more of an:
1. Immediate
2. Unthinking
process

Question 19

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are.
Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society, so that people know what behaviour and attitudes are expected of them and then stick to them.
Majority influence is also more of an immediate, unthinking process and so can be what over time?

Answer 19

Majority influence:

1. Is also more of an immediate, unthinking process
2. So can be broken down over time

Question 20

Majority influence’s main role is to help maintain social order, to keep things the way they are.
Majority influence can therefore be seen as a ‘police officer’ overseeing society, so that people know what behaviour and attitudes are expected of them and then stick to them.
Majority influence is also more of an immediate, unthinking process and so can be broken down over time through what?

Answer 20

Majority influence is also more of an immediate, unthinking process and so can be broken down over time through minority influence affecting people’s:
1. Thought processes
2. Belief systems
to bring about social change

Question 21

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over what?

Answer 21

Minority influence changes:
1. Attitudes
2. Behaviour
over time

Question 22

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring what?

Answer 22

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a:
1. Strong
2. Long-lasting
form of conformity

Question 23

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving what?

Answer 23

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a:
1. Strong
2. Long-lasting
form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems

Question 24

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at what?

Answer 24

This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint

Question 25

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint.
Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue how?

Answer 25

Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue in the same way as the minority

Question 26

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint.
Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue in the same way as the minority.
In this way, what occurs?

Answer 26

In this way, innovation occurs

Question 27

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint.
Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue in the same way as the minority.
In this way, innovation occurs and new ideas and behaviours become what?

Answer 27

In this way, innovation occurs and new:
1. Ideas
2. Behaviours
become adopted as mainstream practices

Question 28

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint.
Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue in the same way as the minority.
In this way, innovation occurs and new ideas and behaviours become adopted as mainstream practices.
There comes during this process a moment of what?

Answer 28

There comes during this process a moment of critical mass

Question 29

Minority influence changes attitudes and behaviour over time, incurring a strong, long-lasting form of conformity, involving fundamental changes in belief systems.
This occurs by individuals directing their thinking at understanding why the minority hold a particular viewpoint.
Conversion to the minority viewpoint then takes place, because individuals start to look at the issue in the same way as the minority.
In this way, innovation occurs and new ideas and behaviours become adopted as mainstream practices.
There comes during this process a moment of critical mass, where what?

Answer 29

There comes during this process a moment of critical mass, where the:

1. Minority viewpoint becomes that of the mainstream
2. Majority will begin to conform to this new viewpoint through compliance

Question 30

There comes during this process a moment of critical mass, where the minority viewpoint becomes that of the mainstream and the majority will begin to conform to this new viewpoint through compliance.
However, as this is only a public, but not private, form of majority influence, people may still privately hold what?

Answer 30

As this is only a public, but not private, form of majority influence, people may still privately hold their original beliefs

Question 31

There comes during this process a moment of critical mass, where the minority viewpoint becomes that of the mainstream and the majority will begin to conform to this new viewpoint through compliance.
However, as this is only a public, but not private, form of majority influence, people may still privately hold their original beliefs.
Example

Answer 31

For example, still privately holding:
1. Sexist
Or,
2. Racist
beliefs, but not publicly demonstrating them

Question 32

There comes during this process a moment of critical mass, where the minority viewpoint becomes that of the mainstream and the majority will begin to conform to this new viewpoint through compliance.
However, as this is only a public, but not private, form of majority influence, people may still privately hold their original beliefs.
For more permanent social change to occur, more people will need to conform to the new viewpoint through what, involving a change in their belief systems?

Answer 32

For more permanent social change to occur, more people will need to conform to the new viewpoint through identification, involving a change in their belief systems

Question 33

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of what, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too what?

Answer 33

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order

Question 34

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause what within society?

Answer 34

Rapid change would cause conflict within society

Question 35

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be what in the short term?

Answer 35

Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be very harmful in the short term

Question 36

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be very harmful in the short term.
The slowness of the process also allows for what?

Answer 36

The slowness of the process also allows for new ideas to be ‘road-tested’

Question 37

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be very harmful in the short term.
The slowness of the process also allows for new ideas to be ‘road-tested,’ to check what?

Answer 37

The slowness of the process also allows for new ideas to be ‘road-tested,’ to check their suitability for mainstream society

Question 38

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be very harmful in the short term.
The slowness of the process also allows for new ideas to be ‘road-tested,’ to check their suitability for mainstream society.
Once social change has occurred, conformity will serve to do what?

Answer 38

Once social change has occurred, conformity will serve to:
1. Consolidate
2. Maintain
the new beliefs and behaviour

Question 39

As social change is generally a slow, gradual process of social cryptoamnesia, it allows for change to occur in a manner that is not too disruptive to social order.
Rapid change would cause conflict within society that could be very harmful in the short term.
The slowness of the process also allows for new ideas to be ‘road-tested,’ to check their suitability for mainstream society.
Once social change has occurred, conformity will serve to consolidate and maintain the new beliefs and behaviour, as part of a new what?

Answer 39

Once social change has occurred, conformity will serve to:
1. Consolidate
2. Maintain
the new beliefs and behaviour, as part of a new social order

Question 40

Like conformity, obedience generally serves to maintain the existing what?

Answer 40

Like conformity, obedience generally serves to maintain the existing social order

Question 41

Like conformity, obedience generally serves to maintain the existing social order.
Therefore, as social change occurs, obedience (like conformity) will serve to do what?

Answer 41

Therefore, as social change occurs, obedience (like conformity) will serve to:
1. Oversee
2. Uphold
the new social order

Question 42

There is always the possibility that people who show resistance to conformity and obedience may become what for social change?

Answer 42

There is always the possibility that people who show resistance to:
1. Conformity
2. Obedience
may become agents for social change

Question 43

There is always the possibility that people who show resistance to conformity and obedience may become agents for social change, because they model what?

Answer 43

There is always the possibility that people who show resistance to conformity and obedience may become agents for social change, because they model the:
1. Attitudes
2. Behaviour
necessary for such change to occur

Question 44

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of what?

Answer 44

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace

Question 45

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace, which started where when?

Answer 45

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace, which started in Canada in the early 1970s

Question 46

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace, which started in Canada in the early 1970s.
Originally regarded as what, they slowly over time, through minority influence, changed more and more people’s belief systems?

Answer 46

Originally regarded as a bunch of cranks attracting:
1. Ridicule
2. Legal action
,Greenpeace slowly over time, through minority influence, changed more and more people’s belief systems

Question 47

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace, which started in Canada in the early 1970s.
Originally regarded as a bunch of cranks attracting ridicule and legal action, Greenpeace slowly over time, through minority influence, changed more and more people’s belief systems and so attracted what?

Answer 47

Originally regarded as a bunch of cranks attracting ridicule and legal action, Greenpeace slowly over time, through minority influence, changed more and more people’s belief systems and so attracted:

1. More members
2. Popular support

Question 48

A good example of how social influence processes bring about social change would be that of the environmental group Greenpeace, which started in Canada in the early 1970s.
Originally regarded as a bunch of cranks attracting ridicule and legal action, Greenpeace slowly over time, through minority influence, changed more and more people’s belief systems and so attracted more members and popular support, until finally becoming what?

Answer 48

Originally regarded as a bunch of cranks attracting ridicule and legal action, Greenpeace slowly over time, through minority influence:
1. Changed more and more people’s belief systems
2. So attracted more members and popular support
,until finally becoming the mainstream, accepted, legitimate voice for environmental issues