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What are some opportunities growing for nurse practitioners, DNP and PhD nurses, nurse educators, and nurse researchers?
What are some opportunities growing for nurse practitioners, DNP and PhD nurses, nurse educators, and nurse researchers?
Nurses are only required to know how to perform tasks and procedures.
Nurses are only required to know how to perform tasks and procedures.
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What role will nurses have in patient education according to the text?
What role will nurses have in patient education according to the text?
Serve as health technology librarians and direct patients to reliable resources and useful applications.
Nurses need to be culturally ________ in today's diverse healthcare environment.
Nurses need to be culturally ________ in today's diverse healthcare environment.
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Match the following technological advancements with their impact on nursing practice:
Match the following technological advancements with their impact on nursing practice:
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What is the definition of social change?
What is the definition of social change?
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What does modernization refer to?
What does modernization refer to?
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What are the three important social processes identified by sociologists?
What are the three important social processes identified by sociologists?
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Conflict theorists believe that societies smoothly evolve to higher levels.
Conflict theorists believe that societies smoothly evolve to higher levels.
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_______ involves increased interconnectedness that can erase or magnify cultural differences.
_______ involves increased interconnectedness that can erase or magnify cultural differences.
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Match the following theories of social change with their descriptions:
Match the following theories of social change with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
Social Change
- Social change refers to the transformation of culture, behavior, social institutions, and social structure over time.
- It may include changes in nature, social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations.
- Basic types of societies: hunting-and-gathering, horticultural, pastoral, agricultural, industrial, and postindustrial.
Modernization
- Modernization refers to the process and impact of becoming more modern.
- It implies a gradual shift from hunting-and-gathering societies to postmodern societies.
- Changes brought by the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.
- Modernization has positive connotations, implying progress and advancement.
Social Processes
- A process is a series of steps that gradually leads to a result.
- Sociologists have identified several important social processes:
- Discovery: the process of learning or interpreting something new.
- Invention: the creation of something new from existing items or processes.
- Diffusion: the process of borrowing from another culture or society.
Entities of Social Change
- Factors of social change:
- Technology: advancements in technology influence how we work and live.
- Population: migrations, refugees, and diversity are causes and effects of social change.
- Culture: values, beliefs, and ideologies propelled by social movements and social media.
Theories of Social Change
- Cyclical Theory (Spangler's):
- The idea that societies experience patterns of growth and decline, similar to the life cycle of living organisms.
- Developed by Oswald Spengler and Arnold J. Toynbee.
- Cyclical Theory (Sorokin's):
- The course of history is continuous, fluctuating between two basic kinds of cultures: sensate and ideational.
- Culture oscillates like a pendulum between two points.
- Economic (Mandan) Theory of Social Change:
- Changes in the economic infrastructure of society are the prime movers of social change.
- Society consists of two structures: infrastructure and superstructure.
- Conflict Theory:
- Conflict is a necessary condition for change, and societies change through conflict.
- There is no society without conflict.
- Global Theories of Social Change:
- Globalization involves increased interconnectedness, erasing or magnifying cultural differences.
- Modernization theory: global development is a worldwide process affecting all societies.
- World systems theory: nations are members of a worldwide system of unequal political and economic relationships.
- Dependency theory: industrialized nations tend to imprison developing nations through trade and debt.
Social Change and Nursing
- Implications for today's nurses:
- Nurses are not just caring for the sick but are changing the notion of modern medicine and healthcare delivery.
- Opportunities for nurse practitioners, DNP and PhD nurses, nurse educators, and nurse researchers are growing.
- Nurses need to be digitally ambitious, tracking and synthesizing multiple sources of patient information.
- Nurses need to be culturally competent, working with diverse patient populations.
- Nursing has become more complex, requiring innovative thinking and cultural competence.
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This quiz assesses your knowledge of social change, including its definition, theories, influences, and process. It also covers social conflict, technology, and health issues related to social change.
