HSC Core: Social and Cultural Continuity and Change:

Use class notes and texts to complete the Dot Point summary guide.

Nature of social and cultural continuity and change:
How does continuity occur in society?
Why does continuity occur in society?
How does change occur in society?
Why does change occur in society? / Use the concepts values, tradition, cooperation, globalization, westernisation, beliefs, identity, industrialisation, modernisation, institutions, heritage, conflict.
Examine the impact of continuity and change upon the lives of people in micro worlds.
(peers, family, school) / Use the concepts gender, technology, empowerment, heritage, modernization, beliefs, westernization, globalization, tradition, values.
Continuity
Change
Examine the impact of continuity and change upon the lives of people in macro worlds.
(media, law, workplace, government) / Use the concepts gender, technology, empowerment, heritage, modernization, beliefs, westernization, globalization, tradition, values.
Continuity
Change
Role of power and authority in social and cultural continuity and change.
Define power and authority
What, how, when, where and why?
Provide examples
Is all change necessary?
Which groups benefit from change?
Which groups do not benefit from change?
Westernisation
Define westernization
Is westernization inevitable?
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Modernisation
Define modernization
Is modernization inevitable?
Industrialisation
Define industrialization
Is industrialization inevitable?
Theories of social change:
Name the theories of social change studied and give both theorist name and dates.
Generally, what is the role of theories of social change? What do they aim to provide?
For ______theory, outline the features of this theory.
For ______theory, outline the features of this theory.
For one of the above theories, explain how the theory explains the
continuities and changesto your country.
Evaluate the role of theories of social change in explaining continuities and changes to your country.
How effective is this theory of social change, in explaining the continuities and changes experienced in your country.
What are the strengths of the theory in relationship to your country?
What are the weakness of the theory in relationship to your country? / The theory is adequate in explaining…………….
The theory in inadequate in explaining…………….

YOUR COUNTRY STUDY

Apply the fundamental course concepts to your country.
For each of the fundamental concepts describe the transition from traditional to modern. / Persons: / Society:
Culture: / Environment / Time:examples of changes

Compare and contrast the impact of continuity and change to a specific feature of the selected country

Brainstorm how each of the core concepts relates to the country studied.

Continuity / change / values / Tradition
Cooperation / globalisation / westernisation / Beliefs
Identity / Industrialization/technology / modernisation / institutions
Heritage / Conflict/ power and authority / empowerment / Gender