lesson one Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
four sources of change
A
innovation, assimilation, diffusion, social contradictions and conflicts
2
Q
innovation
A
social creation and institutionalized new of ideas
3
Q
diffusion
A
spread of innovation from one social group to another
4
Q
assimilation
A
process where a minority group loses its distinctive cultural traits by adopting the dominant culture (robertson, 1987)
5
Q
social contradictions and tensions
A
often positively seen as the mark of human progress.
