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Social Change and The Environment

The document summarizes several key aspects of social change and its impact on the environment over three pages. It discusses (1) the shift from gemeinschaft to gesellschaft societies and the influence of the Industrial Revolution, social movements, and global politics on social change. It also examines (2) theories of social change including natural cycles and conflict over resources. Finally, it explores (3) how technology has transformed lives through extending human abilities while also exacerbating social inequality and environmental problems, as well as the rise of the global environmental movement seeking to address these issues.

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Social Change and The Environment

The document summarizes several key aspects of social change and its impact on the environment over three pages. It discusses (1) the shift from gemeinschaft to gesellschaft societies and the influence of the Industrial Revolution, social movements, and global politics on social change. It also examines (2) theories of social change including natural cycles and conflict over resources. Finally, it explores (3) how technology has transformed lives through extending human abilities while also exacerbating social inequality and environmental problems, as well as the rise of the global environmental movement seeking to address these issues.

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Chapter 22

Social Change
and the Environment
How Social Change Transforms Social
Life
 The Four Social Revolutions
 From Gemeinschaft (social relations between
individuals, based on close personal and family ties;
community) to Gesellschaft (social relations based on
impersonal ties, such as duty to a society or
organization)
 The Industrial Revolution and Capitalism
 Social Movements
 Conflict, Power, and Global Politics
Each year, the leaders of the world’s eight most powerful nations meet in a
secluded place to make world controlling decisions. And each year, protesters
demonstrate near the site. This photo was taken at G8’s 2013 meeting in
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
To maintain global power requires the continuous
development of weapons. Shown here is the Osprey.
This versatile aircraft lands and takes off like a
helicopter; once airborne, its wingtips go vertical,
and it flies like an airplane.
Theories and Processes of Social Change

 Evolution from Lower to Higher


 Natural Cycles
 Conflict over Power and Resources
 Ogburn’s Theory
Despite the globe’s vast social
change, people all over the world
continue to make race a fundamental
distinction. Shown here is a
Ukrainian being measured to see if
he is really “full lipped” enough to
be called a Tartar.
How Technology Is Changing Our Lives
 Extending Human Abilities
 The Sociological Significance of
Technology
 When Old Technology Was New: The
Impact of the Automobile
 The New Technology: The Microchip and
Social Life
 Cyberspace and Social Inequality
In the photo on the left, Henry Ford proudly displays his 1905 car,
the latest in automobile technology. As is apparent, especially
from the spokes on the car’s wheels, new technology builds on
existing technology. At the time this photo was taken, who could
have imagined that this vehicle would transform society? The
photo on the right is a concept car designed in China.
The offspring of the microchip—from computers to cell
phones—offer access to vast information and efficiency of
communication, manufacturing, and transportation. Will
this fundamental change bring greater equality to the
world’s nations? This photo was taken in Cambodia.
The Growth Machine versus the Earth

• Environmental Problems and


Industrialization
• The Environmental
Movement
• Environmental Sociology
• Technology and the Environment: The
Goal of Harmony
Pollution in the Industrializing Nations has
become a major problem. The air in
Beijing is hazardous to health.
These tree-sitters are
being forcibly removed.
They were protesting the
environmental damage
that the construction of a
stadium on the University
of California-Berkeley
campus would cause.
Pollution in the Least Industrialized Nations has become
a major problem. These children in the Philippines are
scavenging floating waste in Manila Bay.
The social movement that centers on the environment has become
global. In all nations, people are concerned about the destruction
of the earth’s resources. This photo is a sign of changing times.
Instead of jumping on this beached whale and carving it into
pieces, these Brazilians are doing their best to save its life.

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