Final Project: Digital Scrapbook on Social Change by Michelle Cordova https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab en-us 2022-07-20 03:40:15 UTC 2022-07-28 21:24:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Some changes are more important than others. An example of social change is the technological revolution since it has modified the life of the modern human being. Now in modern life “computers have both positive and negative effects, they provide new types of jobs and eliminate old ones, they connect people in global electronic networks and isolate people in offices, they offer vast amounts of information and threaten the personal privacy” (Macionis, p.527). As extremely connected as the new generations are, technology isolates them. They have many virtual relationships, but consequently their real relationships are affected. mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247817296 2022-07-21 23:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247817296 The term postmodernity is used to refer to the transformations brought about by the information revolution and the post-industrial economy. The philosophical and cultural approaches of postmodernity allow us to understand the worldview of many individuals. There are certain ways of thinking, living and creating that are the logical consequence of the historical stage. The “members (and even the leaders) of a postmodern society have less confidence in what the future holds” (Macionis, p.546). mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247864127 2022-07-22 00:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247864127 Modernization asserts that in the past, everyone was poor and that technological change, especially the Industrial Revolution, improved human productivity and raised living standards in many nations. From this point of view, the ¨solution to global poverty is to promote technological development and market economies throughout the world¨(Macionis, p.546). modernization theorists argue that rich nations should help poor countries grow economically. The control of population growth and the establishment of an environmentally sustainable society are concerns about human existence. mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247875200 2022-07-22 01:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2247875200 There are several types of collective behavior that can generate social changes. ¨Collective behavior is an activity involving a large number of people that is unplanned, often controversial, and can bring about change. Collective behavior involves people who differ from social groups ¨(Macionis, p. 528) . for example riot is a social emotion that is highly emotional and mob is a highly emotional mob pursuing a violent or destructive goal mob a temporary gathering of people who share a common focus of attention and influence each other violently and directionlessly. mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2250957257 2022-07-28 03:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2250957257 Modernity and the individual Most people in modern societies have the privacy and freedom to express their individuality. Many people go from one identity to another, changing their lifestyles, relationships, and even religions in search of an elusive "true self." Given the pervasive "relativism" of modern societies, people without a moral compass lack the security and certainty that tradition once provided. ¨Individual modernity may be defined as a syndrome of attitudes and beliefs, including progressivism, secularity, optimism, future-oriented perspectives, and a sense of personal efficacy ¨ (Macionis, p. 543). mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251365112 2022-07-28 20:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251365112 Mass society maintains, first of all, that the scale of modern life has increased considerably. The face-to-face communication of villages was replaced by the impersonal mass media: newspapers, radio, television, and the computer-based social networks that link people all over the world. As technological innovation allowed government to expand, the centralized state grew in size and importance. ¨Mass society is a society in which prosperity and expanding bureaucracy have weakened traditional social bonds. The American industrial age is a good example of how a mass society develops because, before government regulations¨( Macionis, p.541) imposed it, it gave a considerable amount of power to a small number of business owners, who often oppressed and exploited the poor workers. mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251368133 2022-07-28 20:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251368133 Modern as class societies encourage people to see human well-being. modernity takes the form of a class society, a capitalist society with pronounced social stratification. While accepting that modern societies have expanded on a massive scale, this approach sees the heart of modernization as an expanding capitalist economy marked by inequality (Habermas, 1970; Harrington, 1984; Buechler, 2000). The theory of ¨class society follows Marx in asserting that the increasing scale of social life in modern society has resulted from the growth and greed unleashed by capitalism a capitalist economy pursues ever-increasing profits, both production and consumption are constantly increasing¨(Macionis, p.539). mc1125917 https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251372180 2022-07-28 20:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mc1125917/u9dlrqrcu3nhqhab/wish/2251372180