divergence

(noun)

The degree to which two or more things separate or move in opposite directions.

Related Terms

  • Twin Peaks
  • Social Reproduction Theory

Examples of divergence in the following topics:

  • Income Distribution

    • Economist Paul Krugman and journalist Timothy Noah have referred to this trend as the "Great Divergence."
    • The Great Divergence differs in some ways from the pre-Depression era inequality observed in the early 1900s (the last period of great inequality).
    • Explain the development of income distribution in the US since the 1970's and what is meant by the "Great Divergence"
  • Intergenerational Conflict

    • Conflict theory has three main premises: first, that society is comprised of different groups that compete for resources; second, that despite social attempts to portray a sense of cooperation, a continual power struggle exists between social groups as they pursue their own divergent and competing interests; third, social groups will use resources to their own advantage in pursuit of their own goals, even if it means taking advantage of another group of people.
  • Religious Denominations

    • Due to historical accidents of geography, culture and influence between different groups, members of a given religion slowly begin to diverge in their views.
  • Values as Binders

    • They may believe their values determine the only way to understand and act in the world, when, in fact, different people and different societies may have widely divergent values.
  • Growing Global Inequality

    • Throughout most of the 20th century, there was a trend towards divergence between the economies of richer and poorer countries.
  • The Social Construction of Aging

    • Japanese perceptions of elders diverge markedly from public perceptions of old age in the United States.
  • The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

    • Japanese perceptions of elders diverge markedly from public perceptions of old age in the United States.
  • Sociology and Other Social Sciences

    • Social sciences diverge from the humanities in that many in the social sciences emphasize the scientific method or other rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity.
  • Bibliography

    • Structural location and ideological divergence: Jewish Marxist intellectuals in turn-of-the-century Russia. pp. 332-358 in Wellman and Berkowitz (eds.)
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