Social Change: Development and Global Inequality Chapter 17 Social Change: Development and Global Inequality

Chapter Outline Internal Sources of Social Change Change and Cultural Lag External Sources of Change The Rise of the West Marx on Capitalism

Chapter Outline The Protestant Ethic The State Theory of Modernization Dependency and World System Theory Dimensions of Global Inequality Globalization

Internal Sources Of Social Change Innovations - People have new ideas and change how they do something. Conflicts - Change is produced by conflicts among groups within societies. (ex: civil rights movement) Growth - Larger populations present new problems that demand new modes of social organization.

Innovations that Cause Social Change New technology - The response to the technology causes change. New Culture - Beliefs and values can produce dramatic social change. New Social Structures -Because roles are a basic social structure, changes in roles and the creation of new roles often cause other social changes.

External Sources Of Change Diffusion – Innovations are often imported from other societies. Conflict - Threats from other societies frequently are sources of social change. Ecological sources of change – concerns about natural resources and polluting the environment have caused many recent changes in the U.S.

The Rise of the West: Theories Marxist Theory - believed the industrial revolution occurred because people began to work harder as a result of the inducements of capitalism. Protestant ethic - according to Weber, doctrines holding that economic success reflects god’s grace.

The Rise of the West: Theories State theory - wherever the power of the state to seize private property is curtailed, free markets will appear, capitalism will develop, and modernization will occur. World system theory –nations become modernized by exploiting other nations.

Capitalism Economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and a system by which people compete to gain profits. Prices and wages are set by supply and demand. Capitalist economies motivate everyone to try to become wealthier.

Precapitalist Command Economies Some people decide what work is to be done and command others to do it. Weakness: those doing the work have nothing to gain by doing it well. Goal: Everyone tries to consume what they can before someone else takes it away from them.

Three Elements of Globalization Rapid global communications - capacity to move information, people and things from anywhere to anywhere. Creation of a global economy wherein economic activities anywhere in the world are felt everywhere. The Global Village - A uniform world culture will emerge.