social change

Question 1

define social change

Answer 1

Organization of society
Beliefs or values of a society
Practices or behaviors of a society

Question 2

3 major soucres of cultural change

Answer 2

1) invention
2) diffusion
3) discovery

Question 3

cognitive dissonance

Answer 3

discomfort a person feels when their behavior doesnt align with their beliefs

Question 4

Four aspects of social change

Answer 4

1) direction of change
2) rate of change
3) sources
4) controllability

Question 5

paradigm shift

Answer 5

fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions

Question 6

acculturation

Answer 6

assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one

Question 7

diffusion

Answer 7

the spread of a discovery from one to another and the acceptance in a different culture

Question 8

8 forces of change

Answer 8

• leaders
• geography
• environmental
• population changes
• external forces
• proximity
• values and ideas
• technology

Question 9

3 impediments of change

Answer 9

cost, tradition and fear

Question 10

3 conditions needed for change to occur

Answer 10

charasmatic leaders, role of elites and populace ready for change

Question 11

5 theories of social change

Answer 11

1) Cyclical Theory- Society changes in cycles like seasons
2) Challange and response theory- each society faces initial challanges to its physical enviroment
3) functionalist theory- society is affected by social institutions
4) conflict theory- society changes based on the dynamic between the rich and poor
5) evolutionary theory- all societies evolve from simple beginnings and become more complex over time

Question 12

assumptions of conflict theory

Answer 12

competition, structural inequality, revolution, and war

Question 13

define alienation

Answer 13

a term applied to anyone who does not share the major values of society and feels like an outsider

Question 14

define conformity

Answer 14

the tendancy for an individual to align their attitudes or beliefs with those of the people around them

Question 15

the way alienation and conformity can affect society

Answer 15

alienation be postive for change but also can be very severe that people give up

conformity tends to discourage social change

Question 16

define technology

Answer 16

the creation of tools or objects that both extend our natural abilities and alter our social enviroment

Question 17

how has tech changed society

Answer 17

changed the way humans communicate

Question 18

definition of technosis

Answer 18

overindependence or attachment to technology

Question 19

how do ethics change

Answer 19

as technology is changing and evolving so does society

Question 20

dominant paradigm

Answer 20

belief that humans have a duty to create material wealth to make this and future generations richer and a right to dominate change or even corrupt the natural world in order to do so

Question 21

alternative environmental paradigm

Answer 21

a beleif that society must place higher importance on the non material values. Encourage stronger communities built on better personal relationships and act with a greater respect for nature

Question 22

who is the most affected my climate change

Answer 22

the people who live closer to the equater

Question 23

define abiotic

Answer 23

non living things (weather and climate)

Question 24

define biotic

Answer 24

living things like vegetation and animals

Question 25

define production

Answer 25

extracting a resource from a habitat then exploiting that resource to meet their needs

Question 26

define domestication

Answer 26

the taming of plants and aninmals to control their availability for human use

Question 27

define horticulture

Answer 27

domestication of plants

Question 28

define pastoralism

Answer 28

domestication of animals

Question 29

define pluralism

Answer 29

widespread acceptance of differences in culture, religion, values and lifestyles

Question 30

how does pluralism apply to Canada

Answer 30

characterized by a strong commitment to diveristy and multiculturalism with policies in place to recognize and celebrate the countries cultural mosiac

Question 31

define participation rates

Answer 31

a % of those between ages 16-64 who are available to work at any given time

Question 32

equality vs equity

Answer 32

equality means everyone is equal
equity- everyone gets what they need to succeed

Question 33

define systematic discrimination

Answer 33

a workplace that exists that favours one or some groups over others in terms of hiring, benefits, promotion and pay increases

Question 34

define human rights

Answer 34

the rights you have simply because you are human, human rights are universal and are egalitarian. They are international, national and provincial

Question 35

universal declaration of rights

Answer 35

developed by the united nations on dec 10.1948 in paris france

Question 36

human rights in canada

Answer 36

in 1982 the constitution was amended to become the charter of rights and freedoms

Question 37

protecting human rights

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• charter of rights and freedoms
• canadian human rights act
• canadain human rights commision
• provincial human rights laws and legislation

Question 38

human rights tribunal

Answer 38

all claims of discrimination under the Ontario human rights code are now filed directly with the human rights tribunal of ontario

Question 39

define social inequality

Answer 39

the unequal distortion of valued resources, rewards and politicians in a society

Question 40

margaret mead

Answer 40

everyone over 40 is an immigrant

Question 41

durkheim

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social order, founder of structural functionalism

Question 42

marx

Answer 42

fought against capitalism

Question 43

weber

Answer 43

charasmatic leader is needed for social change