Social Change
According to Ginsberg “A Change in social structure the size of a society, the composition or balance of its parts or the type of its organization”
According to CDS “The difference between the current and the antecedent condition of any selected aspect of social organization or structure”
Types of Social Change
- Qualitative Change: The changes that would be evaluated and compared in their depth nature and characteristics. Such as discovery and use of new source of power and energy.
- Quantitative Change: The change that can be calculated in terms of numbers, units and degree. Such as changes in population, practical income, technological development.
- Transitory Change: The changes that come up newly acquire rapid population because of newness but disappear soon without any durable imprint in social life. Such as fashion.
- Durable Change: The changes that are adopted by a large set of population that transmitted from one generation to the next. Such as- Advancement in medical science, industrial development and technological development.
Ogburn and Nimkoff told that changes in society take different forms
a. Dispersion
b. Succession
c. Convergence
d. Spiral
In the below this changes are described in detailed
- Dispersion: The multiple effects of a single mechanical invention such as- the invention of radio has influenced entertainment, education, political, transportation etc.
- Succession: The derivative social effects of a single mechanical invention. Such as the invention of air plane affects the methods of warfare. It increases the difference between small and big power which in return the change of the system of power politics.
- Convergence: The coming together of several influences of different particular invention. Such as the growth of suburbs is influenced automobile, radio, telephone etc.
- Spiral: This is a cyclical process of social change. Such as the increase of population crease poverty and poverty increase problem.
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