[Understanding Culture, Society and Politics)
Jellie Ann L. Jalac, BNHS 2017
Social, Political, and Cultural Change
Objectives At the end of this this lesson, you you should be able to: to:
define and explain social, cultural, and political changes, recognize common concerns or events within society on the phenomenon of change, explain the concept of social and cultural change and highlight the mechanisms, and analyze social, political, and cultural change within society.
How do changes in society take place? Find out the answer in this lesson!
Learn about it! Social and Cultural Changes Social change is change is the transformation transformation of social institutions over time. Cultural change, change, on the other hand, is the transformation of culture or the way people live.
Communication
Communication is a vital human process. Through communication, people exchange information and Communication is thoughts. Nowadays, communication is made easier. Nowadays, people can share information in just a click. New media social networking, text messaging, email, and the like have defied time and distance. While it makes the world seem borderless, this form of communication may produce individuals who lack the basic understanding of direct and personal connections. −
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Transnational Families
A transnational family is family is where one or both parents live and work in another country while the children remain in their country of origin. While these families remain secured financially, their members are also exposed to setbacks. Children who become overly unsupervised find themselves facing peer pressure, too much independence, and lack of family orientation. These may result in alcohol or drug abuse, unwanted pregnancy, mood swings, or early marriage.
Political Changes Political change happens change happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the country changes. Governance is the kind of system or ideology used to express authority in a country. It may be a democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and others.
Local Public Services Local public services are services are provided by the government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing the provision of services.
[Understanding Culture, Society and Politics)
Jellie Ann L. Jalac, BNHS 2017
Youth Volunteerism Volunteerism is the use or involvement of a volunteer or free labor in community services.
Mechanisms of Changes There are different mechanisms or tools involved in social and cultural changes.
Diffusion Diffusion is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted, and adopted by another and considered as its own. Examples:
Migration Globalization
Invention Invention is the process where new cultural elements are created to solve social and cultural problems. Example: Internet
Discovery Discovery is the process where people recognize or gain a better understanding of already existing elements present in the environment. Example: Scientific research
Changes within Society Change is said to be constant. It is inevitable. It is expected to happen. The big question, however, is what makes it happen? Of course, there are many factors social, political, or cultural. —
Along with time, persons, environments, and ideologies change. People move in and move out. People live and die. People's stories and experiences change. People make discoveries and innovations. The environment changes as well energy.
nature, water, earth, minerals, climate, seasons, sources of raw materials, and
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New knowledge replaces old ones. Slavery has been banned. Civil rights were granted to those who were once deprived of them. Same-sex marriage is on its way to worldwide recognition. Nothing is permanent but change, so they say. All these contribute significantly to changes people experience socially, politically, and culturally.
[Understanding Culture, Society and Politics)
Jellie Ann L. Jalac, BNHS 2017
Explore! How should a person react to changes within society? Is it with acceptance or with reservation? Explain your answer.
Try it! Cite three societal changes. Cite one for each: social, political, and cultural changes. Identify their positive and adverse effects. Changes within Society 1. 2. 3.
What do you think? Is change constant? If yes, what makes it consistent in society?
Keypoints
Social change is the transformation of social institutions over time. Cultural change is the transformation of culture or the way people live. Political change happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the country changes. Diffusion is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted, and adopted by another and considered as its own. An invention is a process where new cultural elements are created to solve social and cultural problems. Discovery is the process where people recognize or gain a better understanding of already existing elements present in the environment. Changes are inevitable. Therefore, all changes socially, politically, and culturally must be for the benefit of all. −
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