Social change Theories

Question 1

Evolutionary persp(Thinkers)

Answer 1

H Spencer
Comte
Durkheim
Edward Tylor
Morgan
Parsons

Question 2

Comte

Answer 2

Theological->Metaphy->Scientific
Force of change: Growing popn
Transition: via alternate ‘organic’ & ‘critical’ phases

Question 3

H Spencer

Answer 3

Society~Organism(bio evolution)

Question 4

3 fundamental needs of society(Spencer)

Answer 4

Regulatory(coord & control)
Operative(resources for survival)
Distributive(mvmt of materials & info)
Needs served by->parts(soc instns)->high integration->social strucutre

Question 5

Model of social evolution(Spencer)

Answer 5

Simple->Complex->Doubly&Trebly complex
Change from MILITARISTIC to INDUSTRIAL

Question 6

Diffusionist theories

Answer 6

Smith & Perry(classical diff theory)
MJ Herskovits

Question 7

MJ Herskovits cultural contact types(2)

Answer 7

Culturation(direct,intense)
Transculturation(indirect, less intense)

Question 8

Durkheim

Answer 8

simple(mech)->complex society(org)

Question 9

Edward Tylor

Answer 9

Animism->Polytheism->Monotheism

Question 10

Morgan

Answer 10

Moral stages(Primitive->Barbaric->Civilized)

Question 11

Parsons

Answer 11

Dynamic Equilibrium

Question 12

Cyclical theories(Thinkers)

Answer 12

Oswald Spengler
Pareto
Sorokin

Question 13

Oswald Spengler

Answer 13

society born->matures->decays->eventually dies

Question 14

Pareto

Answer 14

circulation of elites

Question 15

Sorokin

Answer 15

Societies ‘oscillate/change’ from 1 culture to another instead of progress/decay
3cultures(Ideational(spiritual), Sensate(material), Idealistic(synthesis))

Question 16

Jean Baudrilliard

Answer 16

Hyper Reality(simulation of reality> reality)