These are some terms I have come across while reading around my subject. I have compiled a list of terms and their meanings (found online) so I can refer back to these throughout the rest of my research process. I can imagine that this is a list that will continue to grow as my research becomes more in depth.
Social change: refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms. By “significant” alteration, sociologists mean changes yielding profound social consequences.
Social awareness: (or social consciousness) is defined as consciousness shared by individuals within a society. It essentially means to be conscious or aware of the problems within a society or community.
Social responsibility: is an ethical framework and suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems.
Society: the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Culture: the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively or the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
Politics: the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power or activities aimed at improving someone's status or increasing power within an organization.
Political: of or relating to the government or public affairs of a country.
Marxism: the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis of communism.
Communism: a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
Social status: a person's standing or importance in relation to other people within a society.
Political ideology: a certain ethical set of ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class, and/or large group that explains how society should work, and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.
Authority: the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience or a person or organization having political or administrative power and control.
Subculture: a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.
Questions to think about…
Does illustration have to power to drive social change or purely raise awareness?
Is being socially responsible about only putting out a good message or informing people and raising awareness of a bad message?
What sort of issues can be tackled with illustration?
The environement, politics, health, advertising, the economy, role models, etc?
Are there any issues that can’t be tackled with illustration?
Can an illustrator afford to have strict morals?
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