Chapter 3

Question 1

Social change

Answer 1

Transformations in the beliefs, social interactions, practices, organization and structures of society

Question 2

Force of Change: Physical environment

Answer 2

The habitat where society exists
Climate, weather, vegetation, animal populations and humans all have a ripple effect on society
Natural disasters

Question 3

Force of Change: population changes

Answer 3

Immigration and emigration have significant impacts on our population

Question 4

Force of Change: proximity

Answer 4

The proximity of a cultural group to another will affect social change
Societies existing closer to each other will change faster

Question 5

Force of Change: culture

Answer 5

Collectivist society: individuals dependent on the group. Group comes first.
Individualist society: society that values freedom, personal rights.

Societies attitudes will have a significant impact on the rate of Change. Smaller communities may struggle

Question 6

Force of Change: technology

Answer 6

Technology drives our society

Changes how we interact with society

Question 7

Conditions for social change: charismatic leader

Answer 7

Charismatic leader: used to describe someone with a strong vision, widespread support, and charismatic qualities
This leader is needed, motivates others to follow
Promises rewards for their followers, convinces that they will help them

Question 8

Conditions for social change: modernizing elites

Answer 8

Group of people who create significant social change and direction for where it goes

Question 9

Conditions for social change: population ready for change

Answer 9

Population needs to be ready for change in order to muster support for the leaders/Change

Question 10

Alienation

Answer 10

Feeling that one does not share in major social values and goal of society (Marx)

Question 11

Anomie

Answer 11

Durkheim used this term to describe workers without roots/norms
Lacked identity

Question 12

Subjective validity

Answer 12

Believing that your values and attitudes are proper - will join group that supports your subjective validity

Question 13

Milgram

Answer 13

Electric shock experiment

Question 14

Asch

Answer 14

Conformity experiment
One guy in a group of 7 doing experiments.
He conformed to what they were doing

Question 15

Evolutionary theory of Change

Answer 15

All societies evolve and become more complex over time

Views change as a positive and beneficial force in society

Question 16

Cyclical theory of Change

Answer 16

Society changes in cycles, like seasons

Question 17

Challenge and response theory of Change

Answer 17

Each society faces initial challenges to its physical environment and by internal/external forces aimed at its destruction
Society must respond successfully in order to survive

Question 18

Functionalist theory of Change

Answer 18

Society is affected by social institutions- new institutions means new norms, roles, and social expectations

Question 19

Conflict theory of Change

Answer 19

Society changes based on on the dynamic between the rich and poor
Opposing interests are the source of social change