PROCESSES OF SOCIAL CHANGE

Cosmopolitan

Objectives

What is the meaning of“Social change” ?

Common Pattern

Characteristics of socialchange

Value neutral

Terms Associ-ated with Social change

evolution

revolution development

Evolution

growth

Society/Social Organism

irreversible

domestication agrarianstage

series

multi-linear

Revolution

counter -Revolution

Progress

progress

money economy

standard Referencesubjective

progressive

Development

Value-loaded concept

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(Theories of SocialChange)

(evolutionary Theory)(Cyclical Theory)

(Functional Theory)(Conflict Theory)

(evolutionary Theory) :(Organism)

(Survival of the

fittest)

(Se-ries) (thing)

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(Cyclical Pattern)

(Functional Theory) :

(Conflict Theory)

(Patterns of Social Change)

A A1 A2 A3

(Cord- less)

(Cyclical Change) :

(Fluctuating Change) :

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(GLOSSARY)

(Variation)

(Neutral Position)

Transition

(Emancipation)

(Intrinsic)

(Irreversible)

(Oppressive)

(Restoration)

(Reinforcement)

(Strategy)

(Value-Loaded) (Subjectiveinterpretations)

(Dialectics)

(Diversity)

(Rational)

(Universe)