Chapter Seventeen Social Change & Collective Behavior
Social Change – New societal behaviors with important long- term consequences What ideas/products have become obsolete during your lifetime? Social processes – Series of steps leading to change on a societal level Discovery v. Invention v. Diffusion
Technology – Knowledge and tools used to achieve practical goals
Revolution – Sudden and complete overthrow of a social or political order War – Organized, armed conflict that occurs within a society or between nations What does each theoretical perspective have to say about social change?
Collective Behavior – The spontaneous behavior of a group of people responding to similar stimuli Collectivity – Collection of people who do not normally interact and who do not share clearly defined norms Have you experienced any other examples of these other than a mosh pit? Rumor – A widely circulating pierce of information that is not verified as being true or false Tupac, Elvis, Roswell, etc…
Urban Legend – A moralistic tale which focuses on current concerns and fears of the city or suburb dweller
Fad – An unusual behavior pattern that spreads rapidly and disappears quickly Fashion – A widely accepted behavior pattern that changes periodically
Mass Hysteria – Collective anxiety created by the acceptance of one or more false beliefs Panic – Reaction to a real threat in fearful, anxious, and often self- damaging ways Crowd – A temporary collection of people who share an immediate common interest
Mob v. Riot Contagion v. Emergent Norm v. Convergence Theories Social movement – Movement whose goal is to promote or prevent social change; the most structured and rational form of collective behavior Revolutionary v. Reformative Movement Redemptive v. Alternative Movement Value-Added Theory – Theory holding that certain conditions must exist for social movements to occur Structural ConducivenessStructural Strains Generalized BeliefsPrecipitating Factors Mobilization of Participants for action Social Control
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