Download Social Change What is Social Change?

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Social Change- Alternations in various
aspects of a society over time.
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A. Societies are seen as passing through
stages of development that mirror the human
life cycle.
B. Oswald Spengler
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Childhood
Youth
Adulthood
Old Age
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C. Pit Rim Sorokin
 1. All societies fluctuate between different
extreme forms of social change.
 2. Ideational culture- truth and knowledge are
sought through faith or religion
 3. Sensate culture- people seek knowledge
through science.
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1. Evolutionary Theory of Social Change
Society is growing more complex.
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1. A change in one part of society creates
changes in other areas to balance the system.
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1. Change results from conflict between
groups of opposing interests.
 a) Karl Marx