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Unit IX. Social Change
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Exercise
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Theories of Social Change
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Theme
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DescriptionStudents, working in groups, are asked to analyze the effects of globalization. They are then asked to connect theories of social change to the process of globalization.
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Learning GoalsIdentifying major sources of cultural dissemination.Back to top
Study the impact of globalization on local communities.
Use sociological theory to understand social change. -
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More InformationBarber, Benjamin R. 1995. Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Transforming the World. New York: Times Books.Back to top
Barber analyzes how religious fundamentalist movements clash with the values of modernism. His book is not only an excellent discussion of social change, but it gives students an important background to conflicts involving fundamentalist Islam and western societies.
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Creator/SourceMargaret Andersen, Professor of Sociology and Black American Studies, University of Delaware.