Social Change

In this essay on social change, compare and contrast the articles by Eitzen (“The Atrophy of Social Life) and Alwin (“Generations X, Y and Z). Say whether both authors are in agreement over the issue of whether Americans are becoming more isolated from one another. What are the causes of some of these trends (e.g., technology?) according to these authors, and what effect have they had on social life? Also address the positives and negatives that you see in the social trends or beliefs that authors identify, i.e., what things seem to have changed for the better? For the worse?