Category: Social Change

  • Technology for Social Change: Closing the Digital Gap

    The internet has become an essential component of daily life, enabling rapid information availability, connection, and pleasure. Nonetheless, not all nations provide the webs independence and openness. There are locations throughout the globe that lack internet and computer access. This inequity has significant repercussions as it impedes progress in schooling, healthcare, and civil liberties. Luckily,…

  • The Role of Technology in Social Change

    In recent years, technological advances have provided new ways to connect with communities and individuals worldwide. Reaching millions of many people has never been easier. Many people use the latest technologies for business and leisure, but there are countless ways to use them for social change. Today, anyone can use social media to keep people…

  • Social Change in the 21st Century

    The 21st century has been bringing significant changes to many spheres of peoples lives, both personal and professional. Globalization, the transformation of work processes, and the development of technologies influence the functioning of the world. Ways of communication, education, and working are becoming increasingly flexible, allowing people not to be tied to one place. In…

  • What Goes Around Comes Around: On the Nature of Social Exchange

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Social Behavior as Exchange Exchange and Power in Social Life The Logic of Collective Action Group Solidarity in the Absence of Trust Conclusion Works Cited Abstract The social theory seeks to describe and conceptualize social dynamics. One of the central concepts that explain various sociological, psychological, and economic phenomena is…

  • Should Social Norms Change at the Brink of the New Era?

    Table of Contents Introduction: Entering the New Century The Positive Outcomes: Beyond the Boundaries The Negative Outcomes: Forgetting the Basic Principles The Possible Solution: Searching for the Golden Mean Conclusion: As Far as the Change Goes& Works Cited Introduction: Entering the New Century Living in a world without any social, political or moral restrictions can…

  • Post-Industrial Society: Durkheims Social Change Model

    Durkheim argues that religion is the foundation of thought and being a permanent aspect of humanity its the basis of all other social dealings. The cognitive self is a product of religious thought. Religion according to him is a planned system of beliefs, attitudes and practices uniting into a single institution that makes the religious…

  • Argument: Social, Political, and Economic Change

    Table of Contents Argument and Rationality The Seven Mountains of Cultural Influence The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Ideas Have Consequences The Territorial State The Hegelian Dialectic Conclusion References People, either individually or in groups, often choose a specific course of action. However, the question is how they decide on the arguments to support. Arguers usually get influenced…

  • Longitudinal Study and Social Change

    The categorical variable selected is X2SEX which is the T2 Students sex. The continuous variable selected is S1HRVIDEO which is the hours spent playing video games on a typical school day. Graph 1.0: Bar graph of Male T2 Students Graph 2.0: Bar graph of Female T2 students Graph 3.0: Male students hours spent watching video…

  • Does a Hashtag Create a Real Social Change?

    Hashtags are mainly used as an unmoderated invitation to reflection and discussion. It is the combination of symbols starting with the # sign. Any hashtag supported by a sufficient amount of people can create a trend and attract even more users to the debate. These days, hashtags start creating global and social changes. It is…

  • Social Change and Social Norms

    Introduction Social change refers to the transformations which occur in society, institutions, cultures, and social functions. In most cases, social change is not instant as it occurs gradually over time. Several factors trigger a social change in society; some elements include conflict, culture, demographic change, war, and technological advancement. An effort by the above factors…