Good Health Care is determined by which class you belong to more than race. A negotiation between thesis and anti-thesis is a synthesis . Rationalization and Ideas Learn how to deal with social problems through logical thinking and change will occur Evolutionary Theory Herbert Spencer Unilinear evolution society moves in stages Survival of the Fittest people who survive the competition run society and make social changes. New Adoptive Strategies Adaptation to the environment is the major mechanism of social change we intentionally adjust ourselves to the environment. Technology s consequence is multilineal it has far reaching consequences Social evolution does not lead to greater happiness and satisfaction The Cyclical Perspective social changes go in cycles.
People commit the same mistakes.
Every society has a life cycle like humans Oswald Spengler wrote Decline of the West all societies go through a course of growth followed by decay. These notes are not a substitute for class attendance.