Chapter+16

Social Change: The transformation of culture and social institions over time. ex.) Gloria and Manny had to make a social change when they started to live in the U.S. because their customs and cultural beliefs in Colombia are different than the customs and cultural beliefs in the U.S.

Class Society﻿: A capitalist society with pronounced social stratification. ex.) Phil's class society would be considered as middle-class because he makes a decent income with the job of being a realestate agent.

Social Character: Personality patterns common to members of a particular society. ex.) The social characteristic of Manny, Gloria's son, is he is very mature for his age and likes to think about others feelings and give them adults. Claire's social charateristic is controling, competitive, and always has to be right.

Social movement: An organized activity that encourages or discourages social change. ex.) In one episode, Mitchell was part of a flash mob for Cameron. A flash mob is where there is a choreographed dance planned by a group of people, and they dance to a certain song in a public surrounding. Cameron was getting annoyed with Mitchell for staying late at work until he found out that he was part of the dance.

Other-directedness: Openness to the latest trends and fashions, often expressed by imitating others. ex.) In one episode, Claire knows that Phil really wants an iPad, and he was going to go wait in line to be one of the first few people to get one. Claire told him to not to wait in line because she will do it for him because it was his birthday. The trend is that Phil wants an iPad, which was the trend when it first came out.

Modernization: The process of social change begun by industrialization. ex.) In Modern Family, their lives change all the time from new technology or cars, for instance when Claire plans to buy the iPad for Phil, it is because it is like a portable laptop that would be useful everyday. Also for cars because Claire wants to get rid of an old station wagon so Haley doesn't have an old car when she starts to drive.