H ISTORICAL E XAMPLE OF S OCIAL C HANGE From the conformity of the 1950’s to the youth rebellion of the 1960’s

H OW DID WE GO FROM HERE... TO HERE ? Life in the 1950's (start clip at 18:00) 1960's Youth Rebellion (from the beginning-3 minutes;17:00-19:30) 1950’s1960’s

W HAT OBSERVABLE CHANGE HAPPENED FROM THE 1950’ S TO THE 1960’ S ?

W HAT WERE FORCES THAT SHAPED SOCIAL CHANGE ? DEMOGRAPHICS Seventy-six million American children were born between 1945 and 1964 More than 400,000 babies born in Canada from 1947 to 1966 TECHNOLOGY Birth of television/mass consumer culture Mass production of cars (i.e. Ford plant in Oakville) ENVIRONMENT Suburbia Post-war

W HAT WERE THE FORCES THAT SHAPED SOCIAL CHANGE ? PROXIMITY More travel/access to cultures outside of North America (i.e. India) SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND VALUES Post-war affluence Post-war values

W HAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE ? A new culture of values Era of self-indulgence & consumerism

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Q UESTIONS What is social change? Develop a definition of social change.

S UMMARY OF TODAY ’ S LEARNING What is social change? Transformations in the beliefs, social interactions, practices, organization, and structures of society It forces a group or society to question or confront the status quo Why does social change happen? Other important terms Status quo is the general state of affairs or condition of a group, culture, or society

M OST OF YOU WERE BORN IN 1996 What was the world like in 1996?

W HAT HAPPENED IN 1996? Prince Charles & Princess Diana Get Divorced Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain

W HAT HAPPENED IN 1996? DVD’s Launched in Japan Internet Users Reaches 10 million (Windows ‘95)

W HAT HAPPENED IN 1996? EBay was New Dolly Cloned (July 5 th -my 13 th birthday!)

T OP M USIC IN Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio 2. One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men 3. Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion 4. Nobody Knows, Tony Rich Project 5. Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey 6. Give Me One Reason, Tracy Chapman 7. Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 8. I Love You Always Forever, Donna Lewis 9. You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow, Toni Braxton 10. Twisted, Keith Sweat

T OP M OVIES 1996

Y OUR JOB Brainstorm a list of social changes that you have seen in your lifetime and/or that you believe are underway(be as exhaustive as possible) Then, for each item on your list, brainstorm why that change happened/is happening (factors influencing change) FORM A GROUP OF 3, GRAB CHART PAPER, MARKERS, AND GO!!