Critical Analysis of the Economic and Conflict Theories of Social Change

Analyzing the two approaches to sparking change in a given society, it is clear that both
theories focus on the same issues, namely the social, political and economic issues affecting
groups of people. Unlike the conflict theory, however, the Economic theory takes a broad
approach in describing that all changes required in a given society are related to the state of its
economy. As such, it can be inferred that the economic theory focuses on creating social actions
to improve the state of an economy with the broad goal of supporting changes in other social
spheres (Wilks, 2012). Notably, this theory is more effective in creating impetuses for social
changes primarily because all social changes in the modern world are dependent on economic
welfare. For example, using the Brexit issue affecting a significant number of British national

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presently, it is evident that the conflict theory of social change cannot suffice in bringing about
the desired social changes is the political move is to pass.
The economic theory can, however, be adequate in establishing effective social, political
and economic infrastructures if the British people are to remain sustainable in their societal and
economic spheres.in this way. it can be argued that the economic model of social change is more
effective and practical in developing social actions need to bring about the diverse changes
people in different countries across the globe continue to seek in the face of different problems.
This is primarily because any broad social action is heavily dependent on the economic welfare
of a society, as opposed to the level of integration described as the precursor to bringing about
social changes in the Conflict theory of social change.
The economic sanction model is characterized by elites gaining control over social,
economic and political weapons to gain access and derive benefits from the society (Armitage,
1996) . The elites gain control over the country’s resources and at the same time using it as a
direct threat to obtain unmerited benefits from clientele.
Nonetheless other models of social action as legislative model depicted a process where
elites conducted studies of the extend, gravity and urgency of problems while creating public
opinion and various lobby groups aimed at modifying the social policy (Barker, 1994) . The
general population and various target groups are directly not involved in this process. They
invest in lobbying and other key activities aimed at achieving significant benefits from a given
segment while preventing maladies from affecting their world or clientele as well as removing
issues hindering this growth. The elites in turn set up their commission with a vested interest and
conduct research or studies on the extent, and urgency of the issue. They chalk out our feasible
and, scientific interventions, pursue lobbying and create public interventions. (Berman-Rossi,

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1988) Upon finalizing this process, the elites discuss the matter with Ministers and concerned
officials while persuading them to implement appropriate interventions.
The Dialectical mobilization based on conflict model helps in promoting conflicts and
misunderstandings in order to exploit various contradictions in a given system as well as the
belief that various intervention will finally emerge. Dialectic model is an art of key logical
disputation. This process involves a thesis or initial propositions which generates counter
propositions as well as rational context. When two people or groups take up such extreme
positions with a heated argument, the position of one side can be described as a thesis while the
other as antithesis (Berg, 1995) . The posing contradictory positions aimed at reaching consensus
is usually termed as dialectics and actionist who usually follow this process take the logical path
to the ontological. It’s based on the assumption that forces in human institutions and nature clash
and develop. In turn, every social force and institution in itself is actually an element of its
disintegration (Day, 1970) . They are able to expose key contradictions with a given system while
promoting conflicts and expecting higher result in economic, social and even political structures.

Analysis and Examples of advocacy Theories in Practice
There is a huge range of models of advocacy whereby each has a distinctive characteristic
which depicts a type of work, the length of its involvement and the kind of person who needs to