SYG 2000 Worksheets

Chapter 15 – Social Change and Social Movements:

Student Worksheet

SociologicalYOU Chapter 15 introduces you to social change, social movements and the structural changes that will affect our lives in the future. This chapter consists of the following modules:

Module 1: Collective Behavior Module 2: Expanding and Aging Populations Module 3: Problems with Immigration Module 4: Applying the Sociological Imagination to Homeless Populations Module 5: Changing Communities

Before coming to class, complete the Student Responsibilities for Chapter 15. The objective of this worksheet is to ensure that you are prepared to actively engage and participate in class. Please contact me if you have any questions or issues prior to the assignment due dates.

Student Responsibilities:

· Read Chapter 15 and complete the embedded quiz questions in the chapter to earn the digital Chapter 15 Completion Certificate.

· Upload your Chapter 15 Completion Certificate to the assignment submission folder.

· Listen to the Chapter 15 PowerPoint Audio Lecture located within SociologicalYOU Student Resources.

· Complete and upload this Chapter 15 Student Worksheet to the assignment submission folder.

Points to Ponder:

Complete the following questions within the text boxes. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and punctuation.

· What are the issues related to the increase in the world’s population?      

· How will the demographic shift in aging impact society and your future?      

· How can sociology help mitigate social problems and predict the future?      

Class Survey Questions: Reflect on the chapter reading and consider how you would answer these questions during a class discussion. Select the appropriate box to indicate your answer.

Questions:

1. By 2062, we will be using flying saucers similar to the Jetsons as transportation.

|_| not at all likely |_| somewhat likely |_| likely |_| very likely

2. Which of the following is most likely to happen by 2050?

|_| Military personnel and elderly citizens will wear robotic exoskeleton suits that fit over their body to move their arms, legs, and torsos.

|_| The ability to move physical matter from one location to another will be possible, which is termed teleportation (Star Trek-style ''beaming up'' of physical objects and possibly people)

|_| Computer chips will shrink to the size of dust particles due to breakthroughs in nanotechnology and will solve problems such as world hunger and chronic illnesses.

|_| Due to driverless cars, people physically operating and driving a car will be viewed in a similar fashion to how people used to ride horses as a primary mode of transportation.

|_| Artificial intelligence computers will have the equivalent processing power of the human brain and will replace the majority of knowledge workers around the world.