21.1 Collective Behavior Collective behavior is noninstitutionalized activity in which several people voluntarily engage. There are three different forms of collective behavior: crowd, mass, and public. There are three main theories on collective behavior. The first, the emergent-norm perspective, emphasizes the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: Collective behavior and social movements are just two of the forces driving social change, which is the change in society created through social movements as well as external…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: Social movements are purposeful, organized groups that strive to work toward a common social goal. While most of us learned about social movements in history classes, we tend…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: Sociology in the Real World Flash Mobs and Challenges In March 2014, a group of musicians got together in a fish market in Odessa for a spontaneous…
Figure 21.1 Activism can take the form of enormous marches, violent clashes, fundraising, social media activity, or silent displays. In this 2016 photo, people wear hoods and prison jumpsuits to protest the conditions at Guantanamo Bay Prison, where suspected terrorists had been…
4.1 Types of Societies Societies are classified according to their development and use of technology. For most of human history, people lived in preindustrial societies characterized by limited technology and low production of goods. After the Industrial Revolution, many societies based…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: Until now, we’ve primarily discussed the differences between societies. Rather than discuss their problems and configurations, we’ll now explore how society came to be and how sociologists…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: While many sociologists have contributed to research on society and social interaction, three thinkers form the base of modern-day perspectives. Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you should be able to: In sociological terms, society refers to a group of people who live in a definable community and share the same cultural components. On a broader scale, society consists of…
Figure 4.1 Some aspects of teenage life cross societal boundaries, while others are distinct. (Credit: USAID/flickr) Chapter Outline Introduction It was a school day, and Inayah woke up at 5:15 a.m, checked her phone, and began a few chores. Her aunt had…