Describe Environmental Change and Its Relationship to Punctuated Equilibrium Theory

question 95

Essay

Describe environmental change and its relationship to punctuated equilibrium theory. Give an example of an industry whose environments are characterized by the punctuated equilibrium model in recent years.

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Definitions:

Nonmaterial Social Facts

Aspects of social life that exist beyond the physical, including beliefs, values, norms, and social norms that influence human behavior.

Collective Consciousness

The set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society.

Collective Conscious

A collection of common beliefs, thoughts, and ethical views that act as a cohesive element in society.

Mechanical Societies

Sociological concept referring to traditional, pre-industrial societies where social cohesion and integration come from a homogeneity of individuals, as opposed to the interdependence of differentiated roles.