1. Ch. 17 Social Change and Collective Behavior By: Danni Carlson, Katy Hickey, Alexa Ankenman, Katie Stellmar, Jackie Biss, and Sara Hebner Period 7

2. Section 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Social Change • The Functionalist Perspective • Functionalism is contradictory to refer to a functionalist theory of social change. • There are two functionalist theories of social change based on the concept of • equilibrium. • Equilibrium- describes a societies tendency to react to change by making small • adjustments to keep itself in a state of functioning and balance. A dynamic or moving • equilibrium would be an example of a society in change, then moves from being • stable, to unstable, then back to being stable again. When a disaster comes, and new • equilibrium can be built out of wreckage. • The Conflict Perspective • social change is the result of struggles among groups for scarce resources. Social • change is created as these conflicts are resolved. • Social Change comes from a multitude of competing interests groups such as • political, economic, religious, racial, ethnic or gender based groups. • society changes as power relationships among interest groups change. • Symbolic Interactionism • Human beings interact with others based on commonly shared symbols. • the relationship between shared meanings and the nature of social interaction can be • illustrated within the context of the change from an agricultural economy to an industrial • one. Ex. Urbanization is the distinctive way of life shared by people living in the city.

3. Group Work! Katie S.- Section 1 Alexa A.- Section 2, title slide Katy H.- Section 3 Jackie B.- Section 4 Danni C- Quiz and Activity Sara H.- assembled and prepared power point, Group work