Part Five V › Division II II › Section 521 521

Social Structure and Change

Subject Outline

AThe structure of society: diverse theories of social structure and organization, various types of social structure
BThe social effects of bureaucratic and industrial specialization
- 1The social effects of industrialization and modernization
- 2The social effects of organizational specialization: bureaucracy
- 3The social effects of industrial specialization and automation [see also 712.C.]
CSocial control
- 1The process of socialization: the transmission of patterns of normative behaviour by family, peer groups, and education
- 2Theories of alienation: definitions, causes, manifestations, and proposed solutions
- 3The regulation of behaviour that departs from social norms
  - aBy punishment, rehabilitation, and reform of criminals
  - bBy psychological therapy
  - cBy persuasion
DFactors operative in social change
- 1The role of ideology in social change
- 2Contact with other cultures as a factor in social change
- 3The influence of environment as a factor in social change
- 4The role of demographic factors in social change
- 5The role of art in social change: art as an ideological instrument
- 6Religion as a factor for and against social change
- 7The role of intellectual factors in social change
- 8The relationship of economic factors to social stability
- 9Technological factors in social change
- 10The role of collective behaviour in social change
- 11The role of public opinion in social behaviour
ESocial movements and social change
- 1Characteristics of social movements
- 2Selected types of social movements
  - aMovements centred on religious concepts or personalities
  - bHumanitarian and reform movements
  - cInterest group movements
  - dRevolutionary movements