Standard 6 : Social Change/Examine the changing nature of society.



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General Information

Number: SS.912.S.6
Title: Social Change/Examine the changing nature of society.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Sociology

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.912.S.6.1: Describe how and why societies change over time.
SS.912.S.6.2: Examine various social influences that can lead to immediate and long-term changes.
SS.912.S.6.3: Describe how collective behavior can influence and change society.
SS.912.S.6.4: Examine how technological innovations and scientific discoveries have influenced major social institutions.
SS.912.S.6.5: Discuss how social interactions and culture could be affected in the future due to innovations in science and technological change.
SS.912.S.6.6: Describe how the role of the mass media has changed over time and project what changes might occur in the future.
SS.912.S.6.7: Distinguish major differences between social movements and collective behavior with examples from history and the contemporary world.
SS.912.S.6.8: Investigate the consequences in society as result of changes.
SS.912.S.6.9: Trace the development of the use of a specific type of technology in the community.
SS.912.S.6.10: Propose a plan to improve a social structure, and design the means needed to implement the change.
SS.912.S.6.11: Cite examples of the use of technology in social research.
SS.912.S.6.12: Evaluate a current issue that has resulted from scientific discoveries and/or technological innovations.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.912.S.6.AP.1a: Recognize a way societies change over time.
SS.912.S.6.AP.1b: Recognize a reason societies change over time.
SS.912.S.6.AP.2: Recognize a social influence that can lead to immediate and long-term changes.
SS.912.S.6.AP.3: Recognize an example of how collective behavior can influence and change society.
SS.912.S.6.AP.4: Recognize an example of a technological innovation or scientific discovery that has influenced a major social institution.
SS.912.S.6.AP.5: Recognize a potential future effect of an innovation in science or technological change on social interaction and culture.
SS.912.S.6.AP.6a: Recognize a way the role of mass media has changed over time.
SS.912.S.6.AP.6b: Recognize an example of a potential change in the role of mass media in the future.
SS.912.S.6.AP.7a: Recognize an example of a social movement and collective behavior from history.
SS.912.S.6.AP.7b: Recognize an example of a contemporary social movement and collective behavior.
SS.912.S.6.AP.8: Recognize a consequence in society as a result of a change.
SS.912.S.6.AP.9: Recognize the development of the use of a specific type of technology in the community.
SS.912.S.6.AP.10a: Recognize an issue with a social structure.
SS.912.S.6.AP.10b: Identify a way to effect change in a social structure.
SS.912.S.6.AP.11: Recognize an example of the use of technology in social research.
SS.912.S.6.AP.12: Recognize a current issue that has resulted from scientific discoveries and/or technological innovations.