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Content: Early sociologists likened change in society to change in biological
organisms. Taking a cue from the work of Charles Darwin, they said that societies evolved just as
organisms do, from tiny, simple forms to much larger and more complex structures. When societies
are small and simple, there are few roles to perform, and just about everyone can perform all of
these roles. As societies grow and evolve, many new roles develop, and not everyone has the time or
skill to perform every role. People thus start to
specialize
their roles and a
division of labor
begins. As noted earlier, sociologists s