Cultural, Social, and Political Change Sources of social, cultural, and political

change
Social Change – refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. Social
change may include changes in nature, social institutions, social behavior or social
relations.
Cultural change- modification of a society through innovations, invention,
discovery or contact with other invention, discovery or contact with other
societies.
Sources of Society
 Innovation- social creation and institutionalization of new ideas
Ex. Technological Advancement
 Diffusion – spread of innovation from one social group to another.
Ex. Visibility of K-POP Culture in
 Assimilation – process where some of the “majority community’s” cultural
aspects are absorbed in such manner that the home cultural manner gets
mitigated or lost.
Ex. English-only policies in some schools
 Social Contradictions and tensions- inter-ethnic, conflicts, struggles,
protests, and social issues.
Ex. There are still leftists (rebels)to the government. The struggle of LGBT
community to be fully accepted in society.
Some of Socio-Cultural Changes in the Philippines
1. Changes in Politics
2. Changes in Job Opportunities
3. Changes in Marriage Patterns
4. Changes in Social get together
5. Change in Health Awareness
6. Change in Eating Habits
7. Changes in Technology