Sociology Ch 3.3

A system of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political, or economic interests held by a group or society

• ideology

• social movement

• cultural lag

• vested interest

A long term conscious effort to promote of prevent social change

• ideology

• social movement

• cultural lag

• vested interest

Factors Leading to Resisting Social Change: Situation in which some aspects of the culture change less rapidly, or lag behind, other aspects of the same culture

• ideology

• social movement

• cultural lag

• vested interest

Factors Leading to Resisting Social Change: Situation in which some aspects of the culture resist change because the current system benefits them

• ideology

• social movement

• cultural lag

• vested interest

Factors Leading to Resisting Social Change: Strong resistance to outside influences: can lead to segregation/isolation

• Ethnocentrism

• Diffusion

• social problem

• Social policy

A condition that undermines the well-being of  some or all members of society

• Ethnocentrism

• Diffusion

• social problem

• Social policy

Main Sources of Social Change: new ideologies are introduced into a society changing ideas of what is good or bad, right or wrong. This ideology can be spread through social movements

• Values and Beliefs

• Technology

• Population

• Diffusion

Main Sources of Social Change: People find new tools to manipulate their environment and recognize new uses for existing elements in the society

• Values and Beliefs

• Technology

• Population

• Diffusion

Main Sources of Social Change: the process of spreading culture traits from one society to another

• Values and Beliefs

• Technology

• Population

• Diffusion

Main Sources of Social Change: change in size of the number of people in society may bring about changes in the culture

• Values and Beliefs

• Technology

• Population

• Diffusion