1. Social Change

2.  Fundamental alterations in patterns of
culture, structure, and social behavior over
time is social change.
A process by which society becomes
something different while remaining in some
respects the same.

3.  Physical environment
 Changes in temperature, Floods, Epidemics, Droughts
 Population
 Change in size, composition, and distribution of a
population
 Baby boomers
 Clashes over resources and Values
 Conflict, War
 Involves negotiation, compromise, accommodation
 Supporting values and norms
 Innovation – permitted or inhibited
 Diffusion – culture traits spread from one social unit
to another.

4.  Change is unclear/ ambiguous
 Change is threatening
 Change does not seem beneficial
 Change will disturb the status quo
 Change is costly
 Change risks freedom