Chapter 23 - Social Change Flashcards
1
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Mass society
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a society in which prosperity and bureaucracy have weakened traditional social ties.
2
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Modernity
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Social patterns resulting from industrialization.
3
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Modernization
A
The process of social change begun by industrialization.
4
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Other-directedness
A
receptiveness to the latest trends and fashions, often expressed in the practice of imitating others.
5
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Postmodernity
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social patterns characteristic of post-industrial societies.
6
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Social change
A
the transformation of culture and social institutions over time.
7
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Social character
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Personality patterns common to members of a particular society.
8
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Tradition-directedness
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rigid conformity to time-honoured ways of living.
9
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Class Society
A
a capitalist society with pronounced social stratification
