Chapter 16 - Lesson 1 and 2 Homework

1. How do sociologists define social change?

• the discovery of something that changes the way people live

• new behaviors that have long-term and important consequences

2.What are the major social processes through which social change occurs?

• discovery, invention, diffusion

• demographics, environment, war

3.Why is it difficult for sociologists to predict social change?

• The course of change in a society depends on the nature of the existing culture.

• The variables are conflicting.

4.How has technology influenced social change?

• telecommunications technology will allow many people to work from home

• technology has been resisted in some countries

5.What is the term for the sociological process by which one culture borrows from another culture?

• diffusion

• revolution

6.Which factor is considered the prime promoter of social change?

• population

• technology

7.What do most revolutionaries expect from the revolution?

• the end of ethnic divisions

• fundamental changes to the social or political order

8.How has war positively influenced invention and discovery?

• by promoting and financing new technologies

• by importing American culture throughout the world

9.What is the emphasis of functionalism?

• social change

• social stability

10.How do sociologists define equilibrium?

• Society's tendency to react to changes by making small adjustments to keep itself in balance.

• The quality or state of being unstable or out of balance.