Conditions for and Impediments to Social Change

Leaders and elites contribute to social change by proposing new norms, setting trends, and gathering large followings. Large followings spread social change that they see leaders and elites demonstrating. A list of key leaders and elites relevant today:LeadersJustin Trudeau - PoliticalKamala Harris - Political/EmpowermentJoe Biden - PoliticalDonald Trump - PoliticalRoyal Family - MonarchyJeff Bezos - Business/InnovationElon Musk - InnovationAlexandria Ocasio Cortez - PoliticalBarack and Michelle Obama - PoliticalElites (In no order)MusicBillie EilishBTSOlivia RodrigoJustin BieberTaylor SwiftAriana GrandeDrakeThe WEEKNDBeyoncePinkRihannaDua LipaOne Direction MembersKanye WestEntertainmentKardashians/JennersTik TokersYoutube GamersBeauty GurusModelsOprahEllen DeGeneres Dwayne JohnsonRyan ReynoldsWill SmithAngelina JolieJennifer AnistonJennifer LopezLin Manuel MirandaActivismAmanda GormanGreta ThunbergBLMMalala Yousafzai

Populace readiness dictates how likely a population will be to acclimate to social change. For example, baby boomers are a large population that can influence markets and social changed based on what traditions and beliefs they will or will not forfeit. Gen Z is another important target market because they, along with millennials, tend to rule social media and technology. Social change spreads quickly if it can catch popularity over social media. Gen-Z and millennials have very strong morals codes but are more easily able to adapt to change whereas boomers tend to resist change.

Question: Does the political party in power during a person's adolescence impact their political views and generation's readiness?Opinion: I believe that naturally, people are influenced by the political atmosphere of their youth and whether they benefited from it or not. I think it is important to note that not just the country's political party is influential, but also the province's. The province dictates what teenagers learn and the political party can influence the curriculum. For example, with the Conservative Party being in provincial power during my high school years, my graduating class has seen how the party handles strikes, issues such as class sizes, and the attempted ban of phones. Many students did not benefit from the motions passed by the Conservative Party which is why I predict that much of my generation will hold liberal values when we are older. I also predict that the social change my generation creates will align with liberal values. Of course, there are many other factors that influence political identity, but I do think it is interest to compare the political views of people with the political atmosphere of their adolescence and how they did or did not benefit from it.

Sometimes organizations cannot fund the projects that would create social change. Consequently, expenses are connected to capitalism and modernizing elites because people with money have more power and freedom to create social change.For example, Doug Ford tried to implement changes to class sizes to decrease expenses in education. This change is met with walk-outs and protests because it goes against traditional values of good education and employing a variety of teachers.

Definition: Social control; way of enforcing conformity. Can be formal (ie. laws, government acts) or informal (ie. paradigms, social cues)

Capitalism contributes to a number of social justice issues and many activists spark social change because of this. Occupy Wall Street is one of many assemblies set on decreasing the gap between the top 1% of richest people and the other 99%. Greta Thunberg, a climate activist, goes after governments and organizations trying to mitigate climate change.