Unit 6 Making Society Better PDF

Summary

This document discusses various aspects of social, political, and cultural change. It explores concepts such as cultural diffusion, acculturation, and assimilation, and touches upon the challenges of 21st-century social change through the lens of sustainable development goals. It also briefly touches on ideas like degrowth and a green economy.

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Change is the process of encompasses a “portfolio “implementing finite of initiatives, which are initiatives” which focus independent or on “executing a well- intersecting”, thereby defined shift in a way reinventing the entity that things work.” underwent transformation. helped modernize factories, expand cities, and mass produce essential refers to the successful goods and household appliances. conversion of new concepts and knowledge into new products, services or processes Examples: invention of steam engine paved way for the Industrial Revolution in the West. At the beginning of 20th century, women were outsiders to the formal structures of political life - voting, serving on juries, holding elective office and subjected to wide range of discrimination that marked them as secondary citizen. Increasing popularity of Korean pop stores and Korean food. Adoption of the process by which aspects of American-style halloween one culture or subculture are incorporated into another culture. acculturation is adoption by assimilation is adoption of one culture from another, society’s culture and often as a result of conquest customs by immigrants to or colonization. that society. EXAMPLE: The use of French EXAMPLE: Filipinos living as primary language in many overseas. former French colonies In 21st century, we have become more aware of pressing challenges to human adaptation and social change. SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Among the alternative models of sustainable development. It encourages people to formulate simple or even simpler demands, focusing on meeting everyone’s basic necessities first so that the extraction of world’s resources for commodity production will not be scarce. State-led industrialization is a very feasible project that would generate enough local and green high-quality-jobs. State-led industrialization will facilitate prioritizing of and supplying for local needs over requirements of foreign trade partners. focuses on dynamic role of citizens in the process of transforming society. ensures that political, social and economic priorities are based on broad consensus in society and that the voices of the poorest and the most vulnerable are heard in decision- making. END OF QUARTER 2.

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