Social, Political and

Cultural Change
“We cannot become what
we need by remaining
what we are.”
Social and Cultural
Changes
 Social Change Cultural Change
- the - The
transformation transformation
of social of culture or
institutions the way people
over time. live.
 Communication
• Communication is a vital human process. Through
communication, people exchange information and
thoughts.
• Nowadays, communication is made easier.
• 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.
• 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.
• While these families remain secured financially,
their members are also exposed to setbacks.
• Children who became overly unsupervised find
themselves facing peer pressure, too much
independence, and lack of family orientation.
Political Changes
•Political changes happens when the
rulers of a country lose power or when
the type of governance in the country
changes.
•Governance is a kind of system or
ideology used to express authority in a
country.
 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 or
free labor in community services.
Mechanism of
Changes
 Diffusion
- 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
- The process where new cultural
elements are created to solve
social and cultural problems.
- Internet
 Discovery
- is the process where people
recognize or gain a better
understanding of already existing
elements present in the environment.
- Scientific Research
Changes Within Society
•Change is said to be constant. It is
inevitable.
•Along with time, persons,
environments and ideologies
change.
•Nothing is permanent but change.