1. The Social Transformation of Society has been more evolutionary than revoluti

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1. The Social Transformation of Society has been more evolutionary than revolutionary. 2. The greatest period of social equality was during the hunting and gathering period. 3. S econdary groups are usually more important to an individual than primary groups are. The postindustrial revolution is generally believed to have started in 1765. Sociologists understand that leaders are born with characteristics that will push 4. 5. them to the forefront of any group. 6. A democratic leader usually increases harmony and minimizes conflict within a group. 7. Differential Association Theory stress that people learn to deviate by associating with people who deviate. 8. Psychologists and Sociologists pretty mush agree of the reasons for deviant 9. Some therapist believe that so-called mental illness are in reality just behavior behavior. problems. 10. Durkheim believed that deviance is inevitable in all societies 11. Social Stratification, an evil business, is a result of the industrial revolution. 12. Slavery has been practiced throughout recorded history.

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1.Social change is the alteration of social order of a society. Sociological theories of change may be divided into theories of social evolution and theories of social revolution. The evolution theories supported by Functionalism argue that social change is a natural gradual development process while revolutionary theories mainly argued by Marxists believe that change is sudden, rapid and initiated by members of society. Society is literally a social construction, an outcome of historical process of interaction and negotiation. If you were president how would you go about creating change in a social context? Like Barrack Obama, President of the United States of America said that,' the change is within you.' Meaning to say, individuals have to first change themselves in order for the process of social change to happen. In conclusion, both evolution and revolution theories explain social change effectively. Evolution emphasizes on stability while revolution emphasizes on conflict and that social change can eliminate social inequality. Both of which are true and applicable to society. 2.True,social inequality was largely absent during hunting and gathering period. During the Paleolithic era where humans lived in nomadic hunter -gatherer societies. They were not settled in a specific spot but rather moved between different areas to find food for survival. Hunters chased and killed animals for protein – the main pre-historic hunting was fishing, and gatherers picked berries, nuts, grains and other resources found in nature. This explains to a large extent why humans pre-historically lived near the shores of the earth.During this stage equality was present, as men performed most of the hunting and women carried out most of the gathering the small sizes of the group formations prevented this from becoming a gender inequality issue. 3.The primary groups have an important place in a simple and small society but in modern era the trend is towards secondary groups. The small communities have now given way to large communities. In place of cottage industry we have now giant corporations, employing thousands of men.The changing trends of modern society have swept away primary groups. Man now depends for his needs more on secondary groups than primary groups. The secondary groups have opened channels of opportunity. They provide a greater chance to develop individual talents. 4. The first industrial revolution happened in 1765.Sociologist Daniel Bell made the term "post-industrial" popular in 1973 after discussing the concept in his book "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting". A post-industrial society is born on the heels of an industrialized society during which time goods were mass-produced utilizing machinery. Post-industrialization exists in Europe, Japan and the United States, and the U.S. was the first country with more than 50 percent of its workers employed in service sector jobs. A post-industrial society not only transforms the economy; it alters society as a whole. Due to time contraint only first 4 have been answered,the rest can be asked as another question

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