Types of Change

Question 1

What is Evolutionary Change

Answer 1

- Slow Change 
INTERNAL SOURCES
- Ideological and/or cultural shifts
- Technological innovation 
EXTERNAL SOURCES:
- Environmental conditions 
- Acculturation 
- Cultural diffusion 
EXAMPLES:
- Demographic Change 
- Changes to Family Roles
- Definitions of Gender

Question 2

What is Transformative Change

Answer 2

• Quick Change
• Irreversible
• Grounded in a vision of a different form

Question 3

Resistance to Change

Answer 3

• Pace of innovation
• Difference in beliefs
• Vested interests
• Tradition
• Fear of the future
  “Cultural Lag”