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	Topics Social change Topic Home Social development redirects here. For the aspect of human biological development, see psychosocial development Social change (that is not quite an equivalent of Social developmentDevelopment Summary Development has meaning in several contexts:... ) is a general term which refers to: change in the nature, the social institutions, the social behaviour or the social relations of a societySociety A society is a grouping of individuals, which is characterised by common interest and may have distinctive culture and inst... , community of people, or other social structureSocial structure Summary Social structure is a term frequently used in social theory - yet rarely defined or clearly conceptualised.... s. any event or action that affects a group of individuals that have shared values or characteristics. acts of advocacyAdvocacy Advocacy is an umbrella term for organized activism related to a particular set of issues.... for the cause of changing societySociety A society is a grouping of individuals, which is characterised by common interest and may have distinctive culture and inst... in a normative way (subjective). The term is used in the study of historyHIStory *HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I* is a double-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records... , economies, and politicsPolitics Summary Politics is the process by which groups make decisions.... , and includes topics such as the success or failure of different political systems, globalizationGlobalization Globalization or globalisation is an umbrella term for a complex series of economic, social, technological, cultural a... , democratizationDemocratization Democratization is the transition from an authoritarian or a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic political s... , development and economic growthEconomic growth Economic growth is the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy.... . The term can encompass concepts as broad as revolutionRevolution Overview A revolution is a drastic change that usually occurs relatively quickly.... and paradigm shiftParadigm shift *Paradigm shift* is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to des... , to narrow changes such as a particular cause within small town government. The concept of social change imply measurement of some characteristics of this group of individuals. While the term is usually applied to changes that are beneficial to society, it may result in negative side-effects or consequences that undermine or eliminate existing ways of life that are considered positive. Social change is a topic in sociologySociology Sociology is the study of society and human social action.... and social workCommunity practice Community Practice is a branch of social work in the United States that focuses on larger social systems and social change, ... , but also involves political sciencePolitical science Political science is the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political... , economicsEconomics Summary In the social sciences, economics is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services..... , historyHIStory *HIStory: Past, Present and Future Book I* is a double-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995 by the Epic Records... , anthropologyAnthropology Anthropology consists of the study of humanity .... , and many other social sciences. Among many forms of creating social change are theater for social change, direct actionDirect action Summary Direct action is a form of political activism which seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills, as opposed to indirect ac... , protestProtest Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations: sometimes in favor, though more often opposed.... ing, advocacyFacts About Advocacy Advocacy is an umbrella term for organized activism related to a particular set of issues.... , community organizingCommunity organizing Community organizing is a process by which people are brought together to act in common self-interest.... , community practiceFacts About Community practice Community Practice is a branch of social work in the United States that focuses on larger social systems and social change, ... , revolutionRevolution A revolution is a drastic change that usually occurs relatively quickly.... , and political activism. Theories of social change Some social change is almost always occurring, but many different theories have attempted to explain significant social changes in history. These theories include (but are not limited to): the idea of decline or degeneration, or, in religious terms, the fall from an original state of grace, connected with theologyTheology Theology is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God.... ; the idea of cyclical change, a pattern of subsequent and recurring phases of growth and decline, and the social cycles; the idea of continuous social progressSocial progress Social progress is defined as a progress of society, which makes the society better in the general view of its members, or u... ; Marx's historical materialismHistorical materialism Historical materialism is the methodological approach to the study of society, economics and history which was first articul... ; EvolutionEvolution In biology, evolution is the change in the heritable traits of a population over successive generations, as determined by sh... ary theories (how one social form evolves into another), including social DarwinismSocial Darwinism Social Darwinism is a term used to describe a range of political ideologies which are held to be compatible with the concept... ; Theories of sociobiologySociobiology Sociobiology is a synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain behaviour in all species by considering the e... See also Important publications in social changeList of publications in sociology Sorry, no overview for this topic Community developmentCommunity development Community development, informally called community building, is a broad term applied to the practices and academic dis... Community practiceCommunity practice Summary Community Practice is a branch of social work in the United States that focuses on larger social systems and social change, ... Culture changeCulture change Culture change is a public policy term that emphasises the influence of cultural capital on individual and community beh... Generative actorGenerative actor A generative actor is an instigator of social change.... Historical institutionalismHistorical institutionalism Historical institutionalism is a social science method of inquiry that uses institutions as subject of study in order to fi... SocialSocial The UnobservableAlthough the term "social" is a crucial category in social science and often used in public discourse, its meanin... Social declineDecline Decline is a change over time from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning, from previously rational ... Social development theorySocial development theory In sociology, social development theory attempts to explain qualitative changes in the structure and framework of society, t... Social disintegrationSocial disintegration In sociology, social disintegration is the tendency for society to decline or disintegrate over time, perhaps due to the lap... Social innovationSocial innovation Social Innovation is comprised of new strategies, concepts, or ideas that transform policy and practices especially as they ... Social movementSocial movement Social movements are a type of group action.... Social relations Social workSocial work Social work is a helping profession focused on "social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment an... Sociocultural evolutionSociocultural evolution Sociocultural evolution is an umbrella term for theories of cultural evolution and social evolution, describing ... Societal collapseSocietal collapse Societal collapse is the large scale breakdown or long term decline of the culture, civil institutions or other major charac... Union OrganizerUnion organizer A union organizer is a specific type of trade union member or an appointed union official.... External links