LESSON 3

SOCIAL,
POLITICAL, AND
CULTURAL
CHANGE

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CULTURAL CHANGE
 Changes in culture bring change in society
and human beings; likewise, changes in
society and human beings bring change in
culture.
 This change is due to migration,
urbanization, transnationalism, and
globalization.

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 Socialchange refers to variations or modifications
in the patterns of social organization, of sub-groups
within a society, or of entire society itself.

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 Three causes of social change:
1. Invention – defined as new combination or
a new use of existing knowledge. It can be
classified into:
a. material inventions
b. Social inventions

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Material invention

After the Americans colonized the Philippines, the Filipinos were able to create their
own version of the “jeepney” from scratch. Ever since, this vehicle can be seen over
almost every street and road in the Philippines and is the primary mode of
transportation in the country. This Philippine vehicle has undergone many
transformations and the modern “E-jeepney” was introduced in Metro Manila and
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Social Invention

Baybayin
(Filipino alphabet)

Jejemon
texting

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2. Discovery – takes place when people
reorganized existing elements of the world
they had not noticed before or learned to
see in a new way.
 a discovery is also an addition to the store
of verified knowledge.

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3. Diffusion – refers to the spread of culture
traits from one group t another
 It creates changes as cultural elements
spread from one society to another through
trade, migration, and mass communication.
 Culture spreads through the process of:
enculturation, socialization, association, and
integration.

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 Enculturation – the process by which an individual
learns the traditional content of a culture and
assimilates its practices and values.
 Socialization – refers to learning through constant
exposure and experience to culture
 Agencies of socialization:
1. The family
2. The peer group
3. The church
4. The school
5. Mass media
6. The workplace
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 Association – establishing a connection
with the culture thereby bridging areas of
convergence and cultural symbiosis
 Integration – is the total assimilation of
culture as manifested by change of world
views, attitudes, behavior and perspectives
of looking things.

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 Political change – includes all categories of
change in the direction of open,
participatory, and accountable politics.
 It is the change that occurs in the realm of
civil and political societies and in the
structure of relations among civil society,
political society and the state.

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 Cultural change – refers to all alterations
affecting new traits and changes in culture’s
content and structure.
 These changes are caused by several factors:

Physical environment
population
war and conquest
random events
technology

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