According to Parsons, evolutionary change occurs through a two-step process involving
the ideational and the sensate
differentiation and integration
core societies and peripheral societies
industrialization and modernization
nt sure ik for a fact its not D
Social movements with the goal of reversing current social trends are known as
reactionary
revolutionary
revisionary
conservative
ik forsure its not
I hate to give answers cold. Think about it. When societal change takes place, someone or something leads the way and others follow, sooner or later. Someone does it differently, then others integrate the new ways. True? And once a change is underway and someone wants to turn the clock back to the old ways, what are they doing? Acting to bring about change or reacting to a change already underway? Which would you say?
A further thought: reactionaries are often thought or said to be conservative. Conservatives usually want to maintain the status quo and resist change. Reactionaries are, as the word denotes, reacting to something that has already changed.
To answer the first question about Parsons' theory of evolutionary change, we can eliminate options C and D as they do not correspond to Parsons' ideas. The correct answer is option B, "differentiation and integration." Parsons believed that evolutionary change occurs through the continual processes of differentiation (the division and specialization of societal roles and functions) and integration (the coordination and harmonization of these differentiated parts within a society).
For the second question about social movements seeking to reverse current social trends, we can eliminate options A, B, and C. The correct answer is option D, "conservative." Conservative social movements aim to preserve or revert to traditional social norms and values, resisting or slowing down societal changes.