Social change and the environment Flashcards

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Social change

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Changes in human interaction and relationships that transform cultural and social institutions

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Modernization

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The transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society

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Dialectical process

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The unification of opposites in the complex relation of parts to the whole

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Invention

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an object or concept’s initial appearance in society

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Discovery

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New findings about previously unknown or unrecognized aspects of a culture

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Diffusion

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The process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system

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Cultural Lag

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A situation in which elements of nonmaterial culture change, but elements of material culture do not

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Postmodern society

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A cultural perspective that emphasizes a more fluid society in that it is subject to varying interpretations, skepticism, and amendment

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Alienation

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When humans feel disconnected or estranged from some part of their nature or from society

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Sustainable environment

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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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Environmental sociology

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The study of the relationship between societies and their natural environment

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