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5.5. Social Change 5.5.1. Definition and Basic Characteristics of Social Change Social change may be defined as the alteration o ...

changes that are taking place at larger scale. Changes in the material and non- material contents of a culture also may not be r ...

Change occurs both at micro-level and macro- level. The point here is that while social change often refers to noticeable chang ...

Structural Functionalist Theory This theory states that social change takes place as the diversification and division of labor i ...

change continues to become inevitable until a classless society emerges, one in which conflicts cease to exist. Cyclic Theory Th ...

Modernization Theory This theory of social change may be regarded as an extension of linear, evolutionary theory. It states that ...

emergence of HIV /AIDS as pestilence is for example having great effects on the social arrangement and organization of societies ...

Social processes manifest themselves through various modes such as competition, conflict, cooperation, accommodation and assimil ...

individuals in the stratum or groups is determined by age-old, traditional, religious values, norms and principles, which are st ...

There are many theoretical explanations of social change. Of this, structural-functionalist theory focuses on social order, cons ...

Review Questions What are social processes? Compare social processes with biological processes. Discuss the necessity of compet ...

What is social mobility? Discuss why social mobility takes place, the effects of it on the well being of individuals in a given ...

CHAPTER SIX AN OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL PATHOLOGIES Learning Objectives After learning this chapter, students are expected to: Define ...

6.1. The Concept of Social Pathology Social scientists usually talk about social pathologies or social problems. Social patholog ...

groups may not be regarded as a social problem. A social pathology affects society, or its institutions and organizations at lar ...

6.2. The Universality and Locality of Some Social Pathologies It may be right to state that some social problems are universal i ...

political dimensions of the society. They also reflect the level of technological advancement a society has arrived at. For exam ...

There are psychological and sociological explanations of deviance. Psychological theories focus on the personality of individual ...

6.4. A Survey of Some Social Problems in Ethiopia A cursory look at the streets of major urban centers in Ethiopia shows that th ...

The following are some of the major social problems in Ethiopia. 6.4.1. Vulnerability to Famine and the Problem of Food Insecuri ...