SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pitirim Sorokin, Multilinear Map

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Social Change
Inspirations for social change
- technology
- provides artificial means to achieve given end result
- inspire great deal of social change that accumulates
- e.g. farming, microwaves
-physical environment
- diverse environments inspire social change
- e.g. Canadian winter vs. tropical climate
-demographic shifts
- aging population
- immigration and migration
-economic competition
- industrial powerhouses
- competition inspires innovation
-war
- inspiration for technological development
- dispersion among larger society
- recent heavy use of drone warfare by US
-ideas
- impact of ideas
- enlightenment: free will, evolution, democracy, freedom, etc.
-governments
- strong political leadership mobilizes large scale efforts to alter the character of society
- e.g., health care reform, human rights legislation
-individuals
- inspire social change through personality, charisma and conviction
- e.g., hitler, gandhi, martin luther king, Mandela
-social movements
- emergence of grassroots movements
- e.g., greenpeace
Sociological Approaches to Social Change
-functionalism
- change occurs through process of differentiation (Parsons)
- equilibrium theory holds that changes in one part of society require changes in other parts in
order for society to return to its natural state of balance and harmony
-conflict theory
- change not necessarily an improvement
- stages defined by exploitation of poor
- social change through active revolt
- conflict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social change
-evolutionary theory
- darwin, comte, durkheim
-Unilineal evolutionary theories
- one path through which society or organism evolves
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Provides arti cial means to achieve given end result. Inspire great deal of social change that accumulates. Recent heavy use of drone warfare by us. Enlightenment: free will, evolution, democracy, freedom, etc. Strong political leadership mobilizes large scale efforts to alter the character of society. E. g. , health care reform, human rights legislation. Inspire social change through personality, charisma and conviction. E. g. , hitler, gandhi, martin luther king, mandela. Change occurs through process of differentiation (parsons) Equilibrium theory holds that changes in one part of society require changes in other parts in order for society to return to its natural state of balance and harmony. Con ict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social change. One path through which society or organism evolves. Highlights the role of technology is assisting human beings with their substances needs. Ebb and ow through time according to series of endless cycles. Most in uential elements of culture are those that relate to people"s inner experiences.

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