social change theory Archives - Sociology Learners https://www.sociologylearners.com/tag/social-change-theory/ Knowledge Bank of Sociology Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:53:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 129612039 Social Change Theory of Karl Marx https://www.sociologylearners.com/social-change-theory-of-karl-marx/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:47:27 +0000 https://www.sociologylearners.com/?p=241 According to “Karl Marx” men initiated to differentiate themselves from animal, as soon as they started to produce means of nourishment. He believed that, the fundamental reason behind social change is the development of productive forces. In the process of changing nature men transform themselves accordingly. Human history is evident of the process that how […]

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]]> According to “Karl Marx” men initiated to differentiate themselves from animal, as soon as they started to produce means of nourishment. He believed that, the fundamental reason behind social change is the development of productive forces. In the process of changing nature men transform themselves accordingly. Human history is evident of the process that how men changed themselves, they formulated more powerful ways to exploit their environment. Compare to other animals, who can adjust in natural environment without any resistance, human are active towards their surroundings, they produced tools with which they transformed the natural environment.

During the struggle to gain livelihood, people created institutions, which were very much production centric. All those institution except which existed in primitive communism, gave birth to social inequality. All the societies which emerged after the primitive communism introduced division of labor, which lead to the stratified classes of men in the society. These classes are differentiated in the society by their ownership or access to the means of production and their possession of power in the society. Whatever economic surplus is accumulated will be taken by the class who obtain power and own means of production.

History has witnessed confrontation between the different classes, the dominance of one strata over other is often challenged. The history of all the societies which existed until now is the history of class conflict. Following are the some example of class conflict which existed in different society, free man and slaves, aristocrat and commoner, landlord and peasant, bourgeoisie and proletariat and exploiters and exploited.

According to “Karl Marx”, he was never dependent on the contemporary conditions of society. He believed that world is always in changing state, it is not static. However his social change theory is based on economic factors of society, which results in development of different classes and class struggle.                     

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]]> 241 Social Change Theory https://www.sociologylearners.com/social-change-theory/ Thu, 25 May 2017 16:23:48 +0000 https://www.sociologylearners.com/?p=152 Ibn-i- khaldoon described society in ever changing state. He believed that, the state which loses force of Al-Asabia become disorganized. Therefore, societies in which individuals are not united, they would be ruled by outsiders. Therefore, it changes the entire social structure of society. According to Ibn-i- Khaldoon when unity diminishes in tribes, there is a […]

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]]> Ibn-i- khaldoon described society in ever changing state. He believed that, the state which loses force of Al-Asabia become disorganized. Therefore, societies in which individuals are not united, they would be ruled by outsiders. Therefore, it changes the entire social structure of society.

According to Ibn-i- Khaldoon when unity diminishes in tribes, there is a chance of external threats. The other tribes will take advantage of the circumstances and raid the less united tribe villages. If there is no unity amongst the members of tribe, they would not be able to defend themselves against, external aggression. He suggested that the state boundaries should not be beyond the control of government. Moreover, he says that, state has physical age of 120 years and every nation rises and then fall after a passage of time and replaced by other nation.    

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