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Social Processes and Social Change

Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Sociology

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Key Topics to Revise

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Social Processes - Foundation Concepts

  • Social processes are the manner in which relations of group members are established and acquire distinctive character
  • Social processes are ever-changeable and relations continue to change
  • Through social processes, members of society realize their aims and purposes
2

Social Action and Its Elements

  • Max Weber developed the concept of social action as foundation of sociology
  • Sociology is a science which obtains meaningful understanding of social action
  • Social actions keep society active and form social world through meaning
3

Social Interaction - Types and Features

  • Social interaction is mutual social action between two or more persons
  • Conscious and meaningful mutual action between individuals, groups, or individual-group
  • Requires contact through physical and sensorial mediums
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Social Mobility - Types and Characteristics

  • Social mobility indicates change in social status in social hierarchy
  • Process emerges from society's need to adapt to changes
  • Indicates openness of social structure and available opportunities

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According to MaclverDeveloped by Max WeberMutual social action between twoChange in social status ofStructural changes in social organization

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