The Textbook Defines Social Change As

question 38

Multiple Choice

The textbook defines social change as:

• A) the transformation of the physical world
• B) the increase in protests around the world
• C) the transformation of the social institutions and culture of a society over time
• D) social order in social institutions

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Definitions:

Prescriptive Norms

Social rules that dictate what behavior is expected or appropriate within a community or society.

Proscriptive Norms

Social rules that dictate what behaviors are forbidden or discouraged within a society or group.

Ethnomethodology

A sociological approach that studies the way people make sense of their everyday world, emphasizing the methods and practices individuals use to constitute their social realities.

Rational Choice Theory

A framework for understanding and modeling social and economic behavior based on the assumption that individuals act rationally, making decisions to maximize their personal benefit.