PSYC 3600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sandwich Generation, Technophobia, Funding Of Science
22 Jan 2018
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Social change moves us to reconsider our present circumstances, imagine. Diverse populations: longer life expectancies (increasing elderly population), unemployed, disabled, immigrants. If institutions are insensitive to the special issues of diverse populations, these groups themselves can and will create social change when they get the chance to vote. It is the inequity itself that is the rationale for social change when one values social justice. It is difficult to garner support from taxpayers to increase government support for certain community programs, so organizations are often forced to raise money from charitable donations. Dissatisfaction with traditional services: community conflict and dissatisfaction often results in social change. Planned social change if no one prepares for it. Difficulties bringing about change: societies tend to have built-in resistance to change because the old ways are regarded as safe and some groups feel threatened by new ideas or new groups.
