https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l Collective Behavior and Modernization en-us 2018-07-24 03:09:47 UTC 2026-02-26 19:37:08 UTC hello@padlet.com ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270934763 There are different degrees of both types of behavior. Collective behavior, that is unpredictable behavior includes, panics, crowds, fashions, rumors, public opinion, and social movements. Institutionalized behaviors include small groups and large groups.
Both these ranks it behaviors from less organized behaviors to behaviors with increased organization. ]]> 2018-07-24 03:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270934763 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270937766 1) Structural conduciveness- people don't start movements, a condition must spark the behavior
2) Social strain- it happens between 2 groups
3) Growth and spread of a general belief- a belief about the social strain is shared.
4) A precipitating factor- an event that pushes the strain to edge, or breaking point.
5) Mobilization of participants for action-  Leaders push participants to action.
6) Inadequate social control- Agents of control fail to prevent collective action. ]]> 2018-07-24 03:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270937766 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270939148 By definition modernization is the transformation of an agricultural society to an industrialized society. One would think that my becoming modernized, society would get away from tradition. This is not always the case, they have modernized by embracing tradition and its cultural values and relations. ]]> 2018-07-24 04:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270939148 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270940462 Convergence theory believes that modernization will create one world by breaking down cultural barriers between the western world and the non-western world. Divergence theory states the opposite, the western world and the non-western world will become 2 separate worlds due to modernization. ]]> 2018-07-24 04:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270940462 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270941163 Social scientists suggest that society does better when it changes gradually.
Evolutionary theory- This theory suggests that as those past societies that evolved and progressed gradually, today's society passed through 3 stages of development 1)savagery 2) barbarism and 3) civilized, from simple to complex forms. Societies would improve through survival of the fittest and society would improve as those more civilized would survive
Cyclical theory is a belief that societies move in endless cycles, up - down and all around.
Spengler's cycles- Oswald Spengler, a German historian believed that societies are like organisms, they have life cycles of birth, young, maturity, old age, and death.
Toynbee's "Challenge" and "Response"- A British historian names Arnold Toynbee believed that societies experience rise and falls determined by their environments. The "challenges" being the environment and the "response" being how humans react to the challenges, the fate of civilization depending on how humans respond.
Sorokin's Principle of Immanent Change-  Russian American sociologist Pitirim Sorokin  believed that society fluctuates  between 2 extreme forms of culture and how it forces change in society.
Ideational Change- emphasis faith or religion as the key to knowledge and encourages people to value spiritual life.
Sensate culture- emphasis that the key to knowledge is empirical evidence or science and encourages people to favor practical, materialistic, and hedonistic way of life. Sorokin believed that social change was the product of social forces that exist within society in his principle of immanent change.
Equilibrium Theory- developed by American sociologist Talcott Parsons, equilibrium theory suggests that all parts of society have a function and are interdependent. Simply meaning, if there is a change in society, other parts of society will compensate and adjust for it to function properly.

Conflict Perspective
Conflict cause rapid change in society. Karl Marx supported the view, he believed that conflict would lead to revolutionary change and bring a downfall to capitalism.

Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
In symbolic interactionist perspective we are actively interpreting the wold around us and we are shaped by how we see ourselves and how we'd like others to see us. People define their world by differently from their past as they evolve into a new society. This will change their perception and interaction with others.



]]> 2018-07-24 04:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270941163 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270948190 Women have joined the workforce , although their wages are still not equal to men's, they have improved. A families income has improved and the economy in the United States is better than in the 1980's. 

Although the economy is better, presently the gap between the poor and the rich is bigger than before, and lower wages means that young families find it harder to buy a home or car. Materialistically, we are living better than before. Americans are enjoying better goods, services and traveling more than did before. The down fall of course is that Americans are borrowing more. Since wages have gone down Americans have borrowed more than ever before as well. 

More Americans are graduating from college, and education in the U.S. is better than before as well. Women are outnumbering men in Bachelor's degrees and are attaining more doctorates. The downside, Americans are in debt due to student loans, as college tuition has soared. 

The American family in general is in better shape, it has gotten stronger. According to our book, divorce and abortion rates have gone down in the United States. Diversity has increased. The crime rate has also gone down. Americans have also become healthier with a decrease in smokers, heart disease, car accidents, and infant mortality rates. ]]> 2018-07-24 05:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270948190 ab0391337 https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270949399 Its a good thing more people are attending college,  jobs in the future will require less physical skills and more intellectual, we'll need all those new grads. 

Most new Americans come from foreign countries, mostly originating from Latin America. Over the next 10 years the majority of the population will shift from white to non-white. 

The shift of industrialization to post-industrialization will continue and there will be growth in information related services.

Demassification will continue. More local business will be able to provide goods that large retailers dominated before. The need to order atock or parts from across the country has decreased. Goods and services can now be fulfilled from anywhere in the U.S. Large retailers as well as networks have been affected by niche markets. 
The downside of demassification is that we have become more individualistic. National consensus is at a decline with more individualistic attitudes demanding individualistic rights. 

Our book predicts that there will be less terrorist attacks in the United States. Americans have become more comfortable with security and any inconvenience it brings. We as a society have become more vigilant. ]]> 2018-07-24 05:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ab0391337/ynl1vzkb1r0l/wish/270949399