Bell Work 1.What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)? 2. Give an example of a time in which informed consent was provided and withheld in a study. 3. What beliefs or values does the Tuskegee Experiment exemplify? 4. How has the Nuremberg Trials left a lasting historical impact? 5. Do IRBs most impact the good of the individual or the good of society?

Social Change, Collective Action and Social Movements

Evolutionary social change Evolutionary view of social change gradual transformation through stages of increasing complexity as opposed to revolutionary view, which assumes that a revolution is needed for change to occur

Social Revolution Social revolution involves a fundamental change in social practices Distinct from political revolution, which is overthrow of one political regime by another

Toffler’s Three Waves of Social Development Agricultural age — people moved away from nomadic wandering/hunting to villages and cultures Industrial age — people leave the peasant culture of farming to work in city factories with machinery Information age — wealth is increasingly contingent on the possession of knowledge/information.

Social Change Social change - significant alteration of social structures Social structures - patterns of social action and interaction

Types of Movements

Reactionary Desire to reverse changes that have occurred Ex: KKK – oppose rights given to minorities

Conservative Work to prevent changes Ex: movement to ensure that marriage remains between man and woman only

Reformist (Revisionist) Also known as liberal, desire moderate changes Ex: Movement to legalize marijuana

Revolutionary Designed to bring major change, such as a coup

Escapist (Retreatist) People who move to “dropout” of society by isolating themselves

Assimilationist Designed to help minority groups assimilate or be accepted into society. Ex: Gay Rights

Cultural Lag Phenomenon where cultural elements, such as religious beliefs, change more slowly than structural elements, such as technological innovations Example: 9-month school schedules

Theories of Revolutionary change Increasing conflict among parts of society—different economic groups— as the main source of social change Mainly associated with Karl Marx

Post-industrial Society Daniel Bell popularized the concept of post-industrial society in the early 1970s The term signifies a stage between industrial society and a future form of society yet to be established

Globalization Globalization - the widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide connections in all aspects of contemporary social life Religious, financial, cultural, moral, etc.

Globalization Movements 3 types of social movements in response to the globalization: Legitimizing Resistance Project

Legitimizing movements and identities Social movements generated through institutions of civil society that are outside of the state, yet have legitimate access to state power Ex: Education reform movements

Resistance movements and identities Social movements based on the identity of excluded groups (i.e. racial and ethnic minorities) and a resentment toward the dominant institutions Ex: Civil Rights movement, Occupy Wall Street

Project movements and identities Social movements that use available cultural resources to create new identities that redefine one’s position in society and try to change the overall social structure Ex: Women’s movements and environmental movements

Key Characteristics of Social Movements An informal network of interactions among activist groups, individuals, and organizations Collective identity Engagement in political or cultural conflict over social change

Collective Behavior Mobilization on the basis of a belief which redefines social action

Timeline Project Select the Top 15 Social Movements/Events in US History from 1776 Picture Type of Movement/Event Brief Description Justification/Significance Must have 1 example for each category before you leave today