Answer to Question #156960 in Sociology for Jadene

Question

What has contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society

Answer 1

Demographic processes have contributed to social changes through interactions of people from different social classes and groups. Modernity coupled with technological advancement has changed populations' structure by introducing such elements as a division of labor, commercialization, urbanization, and social differentiation. Moreover, emigration has also led to the mingling of varied cultures that undergo integration to structural change the affected society's social systems. Uncontrolled increase of population densities has contributed to the competition of scarce resources where less aggressive people earn living standards below the poverty line.