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Explore the shift in societal behaviors with significant long-term consequences, exemplified by the introduction of unisex bathrooms through Ally McBeal. Investigate opinions on unisex bathrooms and how they mirror social change in the United States. Delve into past shocking social changes in America and the contributing factors to these shifts. Identify social processes like discovery, invention, and diffusion that drive societal transformations. Envision a future social change that could surprise contemporary society.
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Social ChangeCh. 17 section 1 New societal behaviors with important long-term consequences
Ally McBeal and the “unisex” bathroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUavFaQwEw What is your opinion of unisex bathrooms? How does this reflect social change in the United States? What social changes have occurred in the last several decades that Americans of the past would find shocking?
What factors contribute to social change? Social processes: series of steps leading to change on a societal level Discovery Invention Diffusion Technology Population (changing demographics) Natural Environment Revolution and War
Propose a social change that you think may happen in the future that would shock many people today.