SOCIAL, POLITICAL,

AND CULTURAL
CHANGE
Lesson 3
Social Changes
Social change is the
transform the
transformation of
social institutions over
time.
Cultural Changes
Cultural 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.
• Nowadays, communication is
made easier.
Communication
• Nowadays, people can share
information in just a click. New
media− −social networking, text
messaging, e-mail , and the
like− −have defied time and
distance. have defied time and
distance.
Communication
• While it makes the world seem
borderless, this form of
communication may produce
individuals who lack the basic
understanding of direct and
personal connections.
Transnational Families

A transnational family is
where one or both parents
live and work in another
country while the children
remain in their country of
origin.
Transnational Families

•While these families

remain secured
financially, their
members are also
exposed to setbacks.
Transnational Families
• 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

when the rulers of a
country lose power or
when the type of
governance in the
country changes.
Political 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
provided by the government
to people living within its
jurisdiction, either directly
(through the public sector) or
by financing the provision of
services.
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
Invention
Discovery
Diffusion
It 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
It is the process where new
cultural elements are created to
solve social and cultural
problems.
Example:
• Internet
Discovery
It 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.
Changes within Society
• 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.
Changes within Society
• The environment changes as
well—nature, water, earth,
minerals, climate, seasons,
sources of raw materials, and
energy.
Changes within Society
• 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.
Changes within Society

All these contribute

significantly to changes
people experience
socially, politically, and
culturally.