Social Change Quiz

Question 1

Social change

Answer 1

Is the change in the way society is organized and the practices and the beliefs of the people who believe in it

Question 2

Social continuity

Answer 2

Structures within society which are built to resist social change
Ex Catholics, older people

Question 3

Forces of social change

Answer 3

Geography - natural disasters
- natural layer of land affects society

Environment - pollution, ozone, recycling
- national, provincial and local programs address enviro probs

Question 4

External events forcess social change

Answer 4

Events that are big and immediate impact on social change

Ex: 9/11- change of thought regarding national threat and security

Question 5

Poverty and affluence

Answer 5

Karl Marx was the first to point sociology as studying inequality in society
Gap btwn rich and poor

Question 6

Effects of inequality

Answer 6

Education, crime, housing

Question 7

Singularity

Answer 7

Belief that everyone in society should act and think the same way

Question 8

Pluralism

Answer 8

Widespread acceptance of differences in culture religion values and lifestyle

Question 9

Inclusiveness

Answer 9

Allowing all people no matter background should be able to play a constructive role in society of the nation

Question 10

What can social change be

Answer 10

Positive or negative depending on perspective

Question 11

Conditions for social change

Answer 11

Insititutions recognize that they will need to change to keep up with the ever changing society

Question 12

Leadership

Answer 12

The push of social change can come from one powerful person
Gandhi, hitler
They become leaders for multiple reasons: charisma, force of personality, ideas, timing etc .

Question 13

Modernizing elites

Answer 13

Change usually happens through modernizing elites rather than individuals
Ex: come from what we wear, music etc.

Question 14

Populace ready for change

Answer 14

Vision of the change must match the moods of public

Values acquired early in life may stay throughout our lives

Question 15

Impediments of social change : traditional cultural values

Answer 15

Some groups in society may not want to change their ways as it would mean a change in traditional cultural values

Question 16

Technology

Answer 16

Affects society today and how it keeps changing

People reciece info more quickly and communicate different ways

Question 17

Greatest invention of the millennium

Answer 17

Printing press

Question 18

Printing press

Answer 18

Johannesburg Gutenberg created it in 1450.
Took the process of reading out of the wealthy circles and monasteries and put it in ordinary people
Martin Luther used it as advantage for challenging church doctrine

Question 19

Coping with technological change: (+) (-)

Answer 19

Over dependency
Creation of mass culture
Social isolation
Luddites

Question 20

Luddites

Answer 20

People who oppose new technology

Question 21

Technology negative aspects

Answer 21

Easy access to porn sites, hateful sites parents don’t like
Society really dependent on in tech
Social isolation

Question 22

The new negatives of technology

Answer 22

Cyber bullying
Bully side
Sexting

Question 23

Consequences of sexting

Answer 23

Fines and criminal charges

Question 24

Impediments to social change: traditional cultural values. 6 different ones

Answer 24

Everyday forms of peasant resistance 
Sabatoge 
Desertion 
Theft 
Slow working