the nature of continuity and change Flashcards
what is evolutionary change?
structural change that creates slow alteration in the institutions or social roles of society
- incremental and accumulated over time
- result of internal ideological shifts
what is an example of evolutionary change?
rising house prices/housing crisis
what is transformative change?
dramatic rapid change in shorter periods of time affecting micro, meso and macro spheres
- triggered by tech, social movements, revolutions
- profound and permanent
what is an example of transformative change?
legalisation of samisen marriage
what is modernisation?
- tech and money
- process of dynamic social change resulting from the diffusion and adoption of characteristics of more advanced societies
what is westernisation?
values, customs and practices of western industrial capitalism are adopted on a basis of cultural change
what are structural changes in society?
social structure has rules, institutions, practices effective of influencing behaviour of number of people
what is a linear pattern of change?
cumulative, non-repetitive
- evolutionary change
what is an example of linear patterns of change?
industrialisation
what is a cyclical pattern of change?
repetitive
- political and economic cycles
what is an example of cyclical change?
rise and fall of civilisations
- India/China
what are dialectical patterns of change?
combination of linear and cyclical - spiral patter
- short term repetitive long term linear
what is an example of dialectical patterns of change?
Feminism
what is conflict theory?
how social change and development are derived from conflict resulting from inequality and power difference
what is evolutionary theory?
society develops in a steady manner over a considerable time
