SOCI 1005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Global Warming, Water Pollution, Fetus
29 Jul 2015
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Social change- significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and culture, including norms and values. Evolutionary theory- a theory of social change that holds that society is moving in a definite direction. Equilibrium model- the view that society tends towards a state of stability or balance. Culture lag- a period of adjustment when the nonmaterial culture is still struggling to adapt to new material conditions. Vested interests- those people or group who will suffer in the event of social change and who have a stake in maintaining the status quo. Technology- cultural information about how to use the material resources of the environment to satisfy human needs and desires. Luddites- rebellious craft workers in the 19th century england who destroyed new factory machinery as part of their resistance to the industrial revolution. Human ecology- the area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their environment.
