Connecting theory to your technological or cultural source of change.

  Over the first three weeks of the course, we will be discussing several theories and theorists. In this section you will respond to the following questions: a. Argue for your technology or cultural shift being the source of materialistic or idealistic change in society. This is not always that straight forward- recall that even concepts like capitalism can be either materialistic, idealistic or both. In order to make this argument, you will need to explain the differences between idealistic and materialistic change. b. Argue for your example as being part of linear social change, cyclical social change, or dialectical social change. In order to make this argument, you will need to explain the differences between these three models. c. Choose either functionalism, conflict theory or interpretive theories and discuss how that view would explain your source of social change. In order to do this well, you will need to explain the differences between them.