Factors Influencing Change
This factor refers to how physically or emotionally close individuals or groups are, influencing the speed and likelihood of social interaction and cultural diffusion.
What is Proximity?
During your teen years, it's the part of the brain that develops to help you do fewer stupid things.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Adolescence is considered a time to challenge the social norms of previous generations. Young adults engaging in protest, and choosing fashion that pushes the boundaries of their parents' rules are creating their own this...
What is Counterculture?
Durkheim coined this term which refers to a state of normlessness and social disconnetion.
What is anomie?
The BLM, Civil Rights and Women's Liberation movements served to draw attention to inequalities in society. According to this sociological perspective, social change comes from rebellion of oppressed populations.
What is conflict theory?
From the printing press to smartphones, this driver of innovation dramatically alters how societies communicate, work, and evolve.
What is technology?
In addition to the physical changes that occur with puberty, this American Anthropologist's work outlines 7 common elements used in coming-of-age traditions aroundthe world.
Known as the largest generation in modern history, they drove social change by requiring governments to fund education, and housing.
Who are the BOOMERS?
According to Durkheim, someone experiencing a complete detachment from any social integration is at risk of this type of suicide.
What is Egoistic Suicide?
According to this psychologist, adolescence is refered to as the Genital Stage, where individuals focus on developing mature romantic and social relationships. Sexual identity and attraction become central to development.
Who is Freud?
Natural disasters, climate, and geography fall under this factor, shaping how societies develop, adapt, and sometimes relocate.
What is physical environment?
This theorist's adolescent stage defines the ages of 12-18 as a time of "Identity or Role Confusion" depending on how well one is able to fit into communities of belonging.
Who is Erik Erikson?
What is the "Sandwich Generation"?
What is Innovation?
A sociologist who believes social change is a natural process that happens as we continuously work to make living conditions better for our group members.
These shared beliefs and norms guide behavior and influence what a society sees as acceptable or worth changing.
What are social values?
Adolescence is the period of time we learn to take on adult roles and responsibilities. This is an example of this type of socialization.
What is Anticipatory Socialization?
The Baby Boomer generation lead to a rise in these well structured housing developments and a rise in the need for a "family car."
What is Suburbia or The Suburbs?
A young adult, frustrated by economic inequality, joins a radical political movement advocating for systemic change. Merton would say this person is using this adaptation.
What is Rebellion?
This theorist studied how we develop our understanding of moral values. He hypothesized that young children will follow rules to avoid punishment.
Who is Kohlberg?
This theory suggests that technology is the primary driver of societal change and that advancements in technology shape social structures, cultural values, and human behavior.
The Social Dilemma presented how this agent of socialization can be an even bigger impact on us that we are even aware of.
What is Media or Social Media?
Achieving their name as a response to the "Baby Boom", and due to factors such as access to birth control and the sexual revolution, this generation was the result of a steep drop in birth rates.
Aaden readily accepts his favourite baseball player's political views. This conformity to these norms is an example of this influence.
What is Informational Influence?
Due to the physical changes of puberty and a shift toward focus on romantic relationships, Freud called the adolescent stage this.
What is the Genital Stage?