Chapter 15 Flashcards
social change
adjustments/ adaptions made by a group of people in response to a dramatic change experienced in at least one part of their lives
five interpretations of social change
modernism conservatism postmodernism evolution fashion
social dwarfism
societies naturally proceed from simple to complex only the strongest triumph
herbert spencer
survival of the fittest
lewis henry morgan
argued societies progress through three distinct stages
savagery
barbarism
civilization
noam chomsky
argued that modernism has narrow vision and that whatever innovation benefits the dominant class is justifiable on the grounds of progress
conservative thinkers
see social change as potentially more destructive than constructive, especially
in emotionally charged areas of life such as family, gender roles, sexuality and environment
values and customs preserved
cycle of civilization
rise and fall of civilizations
slippery slope
one instance of social change that leads to more
two kinds of opposition to globalization
particularist protectionist
universality protectionists
particularist protectionist
opponents of globalization focus on the socioeconomic, political, cultural problems caused in their homes by increasing processes of globalization
universalist protectionists
promote interests of the poor and marginalized worldwide
post modern
social theory that
challenges notion that researchers can speak for people that they study without letting them have a voice
dispute the argument that anyone talk of progress or decline across societies
evolution
model of social change in which change is seen as an adaption to a set of particular circumstances
fashion
model for social change that promotes change for its own sake
