Meaning is a Social Product, a Result of a Group Consensus. Beliefs, Values, and Social Practices are Relative to Group. Things are not what they seem to be. They looked at how the Industrial Revolution affected people and what social problems developed as a result. Social Statics represent order and stability in the society.
American society is held together by capitalism, democracy, and different ideologies.
Social Dynamics are the factors changing American society. Technology is the largest cause of change in American society. Believed in Positivism Understanding society using a value-free scientific approach. It excludes all opinions and judgements. Everything is somehow connected with religion, superstition, or some supernatural force.