Social change refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms. By significant alteration, sociologists mean changes yielding profound social consequences. Examples of significant social changes having long term effects include the industrial revolution, the abolition of slavery, and the feminist movement. Today’s sociologists readily acknowledge the vital role that social movements play in inspiring discontented members of a society to bring about social change. Efforts to understand the nature of long term social change, including looking for patterns and causes, has led sociologists to propose the evolutionary, functionalist, and conflict theories of change.
Social change happens all the time. Not every social change will be as dramatic as 9/11. One clear way we can see social change happening is through technology. It seems that even the newest technology is outdated a few days after you purchase it! Not all changes occur as fast as technology – some changes (and societies) are much slower to adapt to change. Social change is sometimes intentional, but oftentimes unplanned. Industrial societies such as the United States actively promote many kinds of change. While many dreamed of the day when cell phones would be commonplace, very few could have imagined all the consequences that were created as a result of that one device. Social change is controversial. One only has to look at the various equal rights movements to see that social change, oftentimes, involves controversy. Even the various changes set into motion because of 9/11 were controversial in nature many of you will remember the various debates surrounding the passing of the Patriot Act. Some changes matter mote than others. Changes in hairstyles and clothing patterns (while embarrassing when looking at old pictures) carry little significance in the “big picture”. Other changes, such as the invention of the automobile, computer, and cell phone changed the way the word interacts. Our group aims to create a several online sources that will inform people about the social changes in the world or in the society.
Our group aims to create Change.org petition, a Facebook group and a Blog post to inform people. We will be creating infographics and other related information connected to the social changes in our society. The scope of our project is to be able to reach the parent’s, teachers, and especially students to sign our petition.
We will be requiring a week to develop this project and we will start our promotion right after we uploaded the website. We will also be using our own resources so the funding for this project will be close to none. Our expences may only include printing of campaign materials and computer shop rentals incase we need more time outside school hours. We will alsobe using free services already offered by Facebook, WordPress and Change.org.
Should you have any questions about our project feel free to contact us at pixiedust@gmail.com.
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