The sociology of social change. How collective action addresses social change.

1. Collective action is a
collaborative effort that takes
place in groups and diverges from
the social norms of the situation.

2. Theories of Collective Action
According to convergence theory,
collective action happens when people
with similar ideas and tendencies
gather in the same place.

3. Theories of Collective Action
Emergent norm theory emphasizes the
influence of leaders in promoting
particular norms that members of a group
then follow.

4. • Americans have traditionally had high
participation levels in volunteer activities.
• It seems that volunteerism has declined
somewhat in the United States, and one possible
explanation is the influence of the Internet:
people can join groups online and donate money
online to support causes without participating
in any face-to-face meetings or activities.

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6. THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR - 2029
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIzS1uCOcE
Raymond Kurzweil is an American inventor, and futurist. He is involved in fields
such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech
recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written
books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological
singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is a public advocate for the futurist and
transhumanist movements, and gives public talks to share his optimistic outlook
on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and
biotechnology.

7. CRISPR & EUGENICS
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5rUC6NiQfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCYLhu6JoM
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/573049/genetic-screening/
‘Disease’ vs. ‘Difference’: A Question of Eugenics?

10. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/millennials-are-more-generous-than-
you-think.html
• Teaching engagement and ... innovation can help people
have that experience on a smaller and less-traumatic
scale."
• The study found the civic drive at an all-time high among
rising high school graduates. Of incoming college freshmen
surveyed by the Census, nearly half wanted to become
leaders in their communities, and 80 percent wanted to
"help others who are in difficulty."
• Those rates are higher than any time since the Census
began tracking the attitudes in the mid-1960s.

11. • A social movement is collective behavior
that is purposeful, organized, and
institutionalized. It is interested in
creating, resisting, or undoing a social
change.
• Alterative social movements seek limited
social change and tend to be focused on a
narrow group of people.

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13. HOW HAS SOCIAL CHANGE AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?
BE SPECIFIC- WHAT CHANGES? HOW?
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