social change

Question 1

what is social support

Answer 1

In psychology, social support refers to the resources provided by others that individuals perceive as being available or that they actually receive in times of need. this could be forms of assistance, encouragement, empathy, and information provided by family, friends, peers, and other social networks

Question 2

resistance to obedience study findings

Answer 2

Gamson (1982) investigated independant behaviour
researcher tried to force pp to agree with an unfair authority
32/33 groups showed some sort of independence
14/33 at least 6 people rebelled

Question 3

mnemonic to help you remember the order of the processes.
“Anyone can create a Social Change’’

Answer 3

Attention > conflict > consistency > augmentation > snowballing = Convergence

Question 4

sexuality equality application

Answer 4

Historically, societies have been characterized by patriarchal structures where men held greater power, privilege, and access to resources compared to women.
Over time, various social movements, including feminism, have emerged to challenge and dismantle these inequalities and advocate for gender equality- the suffragettes
Due to this, significant progress has been made in enacting laws and policies that promote gender equality and protect against discrimination based on gender identity

Question 5

race equality application

Answer 5

increasing awareness and understanding of systemic racism and its historical roots is essential for driving social change
Today, people in the majority group make far fewer overt hostile actions towards minorities. When racist acts do occur, they are widely condemned rather than being condoned as they were in the past. These positive changes are due to a widespread disapproval of racist activities in society: it is no longer socially acceptable to express racism directly.

Question 6

smoking application

Answer 6

Awareness campaigns, such as those highlighting the link between smoking and lung cancer, heart disease, and other serious health conditions, have played a significant role in changing attitudes towards smoking.
The implementation of stricter tobacco control policies, including higher taxes on tobacco products and smoke-free laws

Question 7

what else supports social support (variation of milgram)

Answer 7

This idea is also supported by a variation of Milgram’s study, where there were two other
participants (who were actually confederates) and disobeyed the experimenter. The
presence of the other person caused the level of obedience to reduce to 10%. This shows
that the social support provided from the other participants gave them the confidence to
reject the position of authority.