16-Social+Change

Social change: the transformation of culture and social institutions over time. Ex.: During JD's time at Sacred Heart many things have changed. The way Dr. Cox treats his fellow workers, Kelso reflecting on his years there, and even Janitor having a heart for the people.

 Anomie: Durkheim's term for a condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals. Ex.: Dr. Cox doesn't believe in guidance from others. Or for the fact that he thinks he's right all the time on everything.

 Disaster: an event, generally unexpected, that causes extensive harm to people and damage to property. Ex.: Dr Cox didn't realize that organs were infected with rabies and he gave the infected organs to three patients All of them didn't survive...

Division of labor: specialized economic activity Ex: Dividing of medical roles into general practitioner, surgeon, etc.

Social Character: personality patterns common to members of a particular society Ex.: J.D. and Turk are often shown as lovable goofballs who have never seemed to shed the fun and innocence of their college days.

Tradition-directedness: rigid conformity to time-honored ways of living Ex.: Dr. Kelso is shown as having more conservative, older fashioned ideas about gender roles and the way of the world.