Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswherepeoplearesimilarinmanyways.Thesimplereasonforthisisthattherearemoredifferentwaysoflookingatthingspresentinthefirstkindofsociety.Therearemoreideas,moredisagreementsininterest,andmoregroupsandorganizationswithdifferentbeliefs.Inaddition,thereisusuallyagreaterworldlyinterestandgreatertoleranceinmixedsocieties.Allthesefactorstendtopromotesocialchangebyopeningmoreareasoflifetodecision.Inasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanyways,therearefeweroccasionsforpeopletoseetheneedortheopportunityforchangebecauseeverythingseemstobethesame.Andalthoughconditionsmaynotbesatisfactory,theyareatleastcustomaryandundisputed.
Withinasociety,socialchangesisalsolikelytooccurmorefrequentlyandmorereadilyinthematerialaspectsoftheculturethaninthenon-material,forexample,intechnologyratherthaninvalues;inwhathasbeenlearnedlaterinliferatherthanwhatwaslearnedearly;inthelessbasicandlessemotionalaspectsofsocietythanintheiropposites;inthesimpleelementsratherthaninthecomplexones;informratherthaninsubstance;andinelementsthatareacceptabletothecultureratherthaninstrangeelements.
Furthermore,socialchangeiseasierifitisgradual.Forexample,itcomesmorereadilyinhumanrelationsonacontinuousscaleratherthanonewithsharpdifference.ThisisonereasonwhychangehasnotcomemorequicklytoBlackAmericansascomparedtootherAmericanminorities,becauseofthesharpdifferenceinappearancebetweenthemandtheirwhitecounterparts.
21.Thepassageismainlydiscussing.
A.thenecessityofsocialchange
B.certainfactorsthatdeterminetheeasewithwhichsocialchangesoccur
C.twodifferentsocietiescertainfactorsthatpromotesocialchange
D.Oneofthefactorsthattendtopromotesocialchangeis.
22.A.jointinterestB.differentpointsofview
C.lessemotionalpeopleD.advancedtechnology
23.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Socialchangetendstomeetwithmoredifficultyinbasicandemotionalaspectsofsociety.
B.Disagreementwithandargumentaboutconditionstendtoslowdownsocialchange.
C.Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinthematerialaspectofsociety.
D.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinwhatpeoplelearnedwhentheywereyoung.
24.Theexpression"greatertolerance"(Para.1)refersto_______.
A.greaterwillingnesstoacceptsocialchange
B.quickeradaptationtochangingcircumstances
C.morerespectfordifferentbeliefsandbehavior
D.greaterreadinesstoagreetodifferentopinionsandideas
25.Socialchangeislesslikelytooccurinasocietywherepeoplearequitesimilarinmanywaysbecause_______.
A.peopletherehavegotsoaccustomedtotheirconditionsthattheyseldomthinkitnecessarytochange
B.peopletherehaveidenticalneedsthatcanbesatisfiedwithoutmuchdifficulty
C.peoplethereareeasytoplease
D.peopletherearelessdisputed
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