SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Toronto Star, Household Debt, Keystone Pipeline
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Lecture 9 - challenging the system: the future of. Reformative social movements, transformative social movements o o: deprivation theory, moral and ideological commitment o. Environmental racism (reference to northern gateway pipeline: vandana shiva (1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 2005) Inspirations for social change (ravelli, and webber. Physical environment: diverse environments inspire social change o. Inspiration for technological development: dispersion among larger society. Strong political leadership mobilizes large-scale efforts to alter the character of society e. g. , health care reform, human rights legislation. Inspire social change through personality, charisma and conviction e. g. , gandhi, martin luther-king, mandela. Slide 6 - sociological approaches to social change. Equilibrium theory holds that changes in one part of society require changes in other parts in order for society to return to its natural state of balance and harmony. Conflict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social change: need for class consciousness. Reformative social movements: seek to reform some specific aspect of society.
