Chapter Seventeen Social Change & Collective Behavior Social Change New societal behaviors with important long- term consequences What ideas/products have become obsolete during your lifetime? Social processes Series of steps leading to change on a societal level Discovery v. Invention v. Diffusion Technology Knowledge and tools used to achieve practical goals Revolution Sudden and complete overthrow of a social or political order War Organized, armed conflict that occurs within a society or between nations What does each theoretical perspective have to say about social change? Collective Behavior The spontaneous behavior of a group of people responding to similar stimuli Collectivity Collection of people who do not normally interact and who do not share clearly defined norms Have you experienced any other examples of these other than a mosh pit? Rumor A widely circulating pierce of information that is not verified as being true or false Tupac, Elvis, Roswell, etc Urban Legend A moralistic tale which focuses on current concerns and fears of the city or suburb dweller Fad An unusual behavior pattern that spreads rapidly and disappears quickly Fashion A widely accepted behavior pattern that changes periodically Mass Hysteria Collective anxiety created by the acceptance of one or more false beliefs Panic Reaction to a real threat in fearful, anxious, and often self- damaging ways Crowd A temporary collection of people who share an immediate common interest Mob v. Riot Contagion v. Emergent Norm v. Convergence Theories Social movement Movement whose goal is to promote or prevent social change; the most structured and rational form of collective behavior Revolutionary v. Reformative Movement Redemptive v. Alternative Movement Value-Added Theory Theory holding that certain conditions must exist for social movements to occur Structural ConducivenessStructural Strains Generalized BeliefsPrecipitating Factors Mobilization of Participants for action Social Control Good Luck on Your Final
