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Evolutionary Theory of Change Based on the idea of social change being unilinear (moving in a single direction in a very steady manner over a considerable period of time), and the assumption was that all societies pass through the same process of change, and that every society aspires to reach the same destination (being able to reach the standards and characteristics of Western civilisation), which in itself is a huge assumption It suggests that societies used to be very simple, and as time progresses, they have become more complex (e.g. the move from hunter and gatherers to an agricultural based society towards a more modern, industrialised society and then post industrialisation) Evolutionary theory has origins with Darwin’s theories of biological evolution Many theorists who supported early evolutionary theory were of the opinion that change was always for the better (not necessarily true as change can bring about negative effects to people in society, such as certain ethnic groups) The evolutionary view of social change has not been particularly well accepted as a consistent explanation for social change, as not all societies change at the same rate, nor do they move in the same direction During the twentieth century, evolutionary theory was adapted to allow for multilinear development of societies (there are varying paths of evolutionary change followed by different societies)