This chapter will help you do the following:

1. Give examples of how change takes place at each level of analysis.

2. Explain how stresses and strains can lead to organizational change.

3. Explain the six factors necessary for collective behavior to occur.

4. Provide examples of the difference between planned and unplanned change.

5. Illustrate the stages of social movements.

6. Describe how the development of technology brings about change in societies and their environments.