Social Change

Question 1

Define Social Change

Answer 1

-a change in attitude, behaviour and law
-On a large scale
-changes when societies norms change
e.g. the suffragettes movement campaign to vote

Question 2

What is the SNOWBALL EFFECT?

Answer 2

influence of minority gathers and the minority becomes the majority

Question 3

What is SOCIAL CRYPTO AMNESIA?

Answer 3

Where the majority remember the minority idea but not that it was made by the minority

Question 4

What is the strength and weakness of Social Change

Answer 4

-THE SUFFERAGETE’S MOVEMENT
-ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION NSI

Question 5

Explain the evaluation of the suffragettes movement.

Answer 5

-minority group of women who showed consistency by having the same belief that women should have equal rights
-over a long period of time
-dedication=hunger strikes
-flexible as they accepted to vote at age of 30
-majority internalized the idea and behavior attitudes and laws changed

Question 6

Explain the ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION.

Answer 6

-minority provide info of what the other people are doing
-e.g. telling your people that most young people don’t smoke to deter
-meaning social change could be encourage by what majority do
and now individual would be seen as more desirable