https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm Digital Scrapbook on Social Change en-us 2018-12-05 04:44:02 UTC 2025-12-03 18:49:02 UTC hello@padlet.com doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311628849 A fad can be described as "a temporary enthusiasm for an innovation" (Thio 410). A fad is the current "hype" and will usually fade away and be forgotten in due time. I feel that this form of collective behavior is definitely the most prevalent in this day and age of social media culture. For this example I have chosen the fad that was, once upon a time, very cool... now it's incredibly cringe worthy. ]]> 2018-12-05 23:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311628849 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311632994 Modernization can be described as a "form of social change that involves the transformation of an agricultural society into an industrial one" (Thio 415). We are currently living in the peak of modern society. ]]> 2018-12-05 23:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311632994 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311635729 Herbert Spencer's  evolutionary theory stated that "those aspects of society that worked well would survive; those that did not would die out" (Thio 417).  This is the origin of social Darwinism. Below is a quote from Herbert Spencer. ]]> 2018-12-05 23:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311635729 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311646097 The conflict theory is represented by "Karl Marx's famous theory that society is always marked by conflict and that conflict is the key to revolutionary change" (Thio 419). Marx also believed that capitalism kept the classes in conflict. Capitalism makes the world go round. ]]> 2018-12-06 01:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311646097 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311656175 The symbolic interactionist theory on changing interaction states that "the way a society changes, as from traditional to modern, shapes the individuals self-perception and interaction with other" (Thio 420). This is important because society is such a huge factor in our own self-image. ]]> 2018-12-06 02:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311656175 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311659743 Today, "The U.S economy is more prosperous than before, [however], since the economic boom has mostly benefited the rich, the gap between them and the poor has widened, forming a smaller middle class and larger upper and lower classes" (Thio 421). This is the basis of the large gap in wealth, still prevalent today. ]]> 2018-12-06 02:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311659743 doniella_sebastian https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311659786 The future of America is change. Particularly in the area of immigration in which "the pattern of social diversity will turn more nonwhite than white" (Thio 423). ]]> 2018-12-06 02:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/doniella_sebastian/2963yes35fxm/wish/311659786