social change how and why sociologists seek to understand the waves of society

Social ChangeHow And Why Sociologists Seek To Understand the Waves Of Society

Why Do Societies Change?

Karl Marx Stage Theorist : Social change happens quickly, not over

time Change must happen to reach a utopian state

In the Ideal society everyone has equal access to resources and everyone contributes their resources for the common good

Why Do Societies Change?

Marx Continued… History is like a Bicycle with to many people What the Heck does that mean?

Conflict

Why Do Societies Change?

Emile Durkheim Believed that diversity makes society stronger

What is diversity? How does it change society? Hint: think economics

Division of Labor As division of labor changes, so does society

Ex: Laws: Change form forcing people to do things too preventing a group form infringing upon another

Education increases as a specialized work force is needed

Why Do Societies Change? Durkheim

How does Durkheim differ from Marx? Unification not conflict is the source of change

What do you think! Current trends show that conflict is in decline! What does

this mean for society? Justify Marx or Durkheim.

Why Do Societies Change?

Max Weber Agreed with Marx: Change is marked by conflict Agreed with Durkheim: Resources are not the only cause

for change However, he believed that the future was more

unpredictable. Ex: Alternate realities

What do you think?

Would you agree more with Marx, Durkheim, or Weber? Be able to back up your answer with the sociologists

theory and a world event!

Works Cited

Gabler, Jay. Sociology for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2010. Print