Social, Political, and Cultural Change
rulers of a country lose power or when
Social change is the transformation of social
institutions over time. Cultural change, on the
other hand, is the transformation of culture or
the way people live.
 Communication is a vital human
process. Through communication,
people exchange information and
thoughts.
 Unlike in the older times,
communication is made easier.
 Nowadays, people can share
information in just a click. New media –
social networking, texting (text
messaging), through e-mail, and the
likes – have defied time and distance.
 While it makes the world as if
borderless, this form of communication
may produce individuals who lack the
basic understanding of direct and
personal connection.
Transnational Families
 A transnational family is where one
parent, or in some cases both parents,
lives and works in another country
while the children remain in their
country of origin.
 While these families remain secured
financially, its members are also
exposed to its setbacks.
 Children who become overly
unsupervised find themselves meeting
up with peer pressure, over
independence, and lack of family
orientation. These may result in
alcohol or drug abuse, unwanted
pregnancy, mood swings, or early
marriage.
 Political change happens when the
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 are provided by
the government to people living within
its jurisdiction, either directly (through
the public sector) or by financing
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 of social and cultural changes
Diffusion is the process through which the
cultural traits of one society are borrowed,
transmitted, and adopted by another one and
considered as its own.
Examples:
 Migration
 Globalization
Invention is the process whereby new cultural
elements are created to solve social and
cultural problems.
Example: Internet
Discovery is the process whereby we
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. No one can stop it. But
the big question is what makes it happen. Of
course, there are many factors—social, political,
or cultural.
Along with time, people, environment, and
ideologies change. People move in and move
out. People live and die. People's stories and
experiences change. People make discoveries
and innovations.
Environment change as well—nature, water,
earth, minerals, climate, seasons, sources of
raw materials, and energy.
New knowledge replaces the old ones. Slavery
has been banned. Civil rights are granted to
those who were once deprived of it. Same-sex
marriage is in its worldwide recognition.
Everything changes. Nothing is permanent but
change, so they say.
And all these contribute significantly to changes
people experience socially, politically, and
culturally.