Social change

Social change is a general term which refers to:

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• change in the nature, the social institutions, the social behaviour or the social relations of a society or community of people.
• acts of advocacy for the cause of changing society in a positive way.

The term is used in the study of history, economies and politics, and includes topics such as the success or failure of different political systems, globalization, democratization, development and economic growth. The term can encompass concepts as broad as revolution and paradigm shift, to narrow changes such as a particular cause within small town government.

Related Topics:
History - Economies - Politics - Globalization - Democratization - Economic growth - Revolution - Paradigm shift

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Social change could be:

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• slow, gradual, incremental, and evolutionary; in this it might be barely noticeable
• fast, radical, sudden and revolutionary; it might even take people by surprise.
• wide in scope, affecting almost all people in a society
• limited in scope, affecting only a small number of people.

Social change is a topic in sociology, but also involves political science, economics, history, anthropology and many other social sciences.

Related Topics:
Sociology - Political science - Economics - History - Anthropology - Social sciences

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