CGS SS 102 Midterm: Exam 2 Midterm Study Guide

• School: Boston University
• Department: Social Sciences
• Course: CGS SS 102
• Professor: John Mc Grath

Document Summary

After the agricultural revolution, society becomes more elaborate making people become more attached to artificial instincts, culture: moment of birth act a certain way with certain standards and rules. Social change is pervasive (spreading widely throughout): there are no non-changing, completely traditional societies (at least now) Thought that culture will not change without the addition of external force: opposite is true today: culture at constant change. Through interactions with other cultures and internally. Social change brought about by conflicting values ex. Ideas and values make us reevaluate and criticize; consistency is dull: cultures need to have contrary beliefs. No thing as authentic cultures (cultures made on own independently) since always in contact with external forces. Though pervasive, they are going through some social change. History is the study of social change. In this course, how did western civilization come about and is much different to become.