Why is this an example of social change?

Social Change

• Social change as a sociological term is defined as, alterations in basic structures of a social group or society. Social change includes:– Change in the social institutions, the rules of social

behavior, value systems or the social relations of a society or community

– When behavior patterns change in large numbers, and this change is visible and sustained

• once there is deviance from culturally-inherited values, changes in the established system may result.

Social Change• Definition (cont’d) It may refer to the notion of social progress or

sociocultural evolution or paradigmatic change or social revolution or social movements.

– Sociocultural evolution: The idea that society moves forward by looking from different perspectives and arguing a certain point of view.

– Paradigm Shift: When society shifts from one point of view or way of thinking to another (eg. feudalism to capitalism).

– Social revolution: In order to change the foundation of a society, a large uprising must occur.

– Social movement: When the “people” within a society begin to advocate change.

Social Change

• Focus on massive changes or shifts in behaviors and attitudes of groups and societies

• What are some historical social changes that you can think of?– Civil rights movement

– Women’s movement

– Fall of communism in Soviet Union

– Recent- Revolution in Egypt