11 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Understanding Culture,
Society and Politics
Quarter 3 – Module 2: Social, Political
and Cultural Change
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What I Need to Know
MELC:
Analyze the concept, aspects and changes in/of culture and society
At the end of the module, you should be able to:
• K: Define and explain social, cultural, and political changes.
• S: Identify common concerns or events within society on the phenomenon of
change.
• A: Show appreciation on the concept of social and cultural change
This module tackles on culture, society and politics. It also explains the
meaning, types, and importance of innovation. Lastly, it will delve on the factors
causing social, political and cultural change.
With this, you will be able to know the changes that took place 20 years ago
and realized that the advent of technologies brought us really far in the present time
because of the evident differences observable as we compare those that were used
in the past.
What I Know
Direction: Using the table, describe yourself during your elementary, Junior High
School and now in Senior High School. Compare the descriptions that you
have written. Are they similar? Why? Why not? What made them
different?
Elementary Junior High School Senior High School
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What’s New
Briefly describe the changes that had taken place based on the pictures.
(Royce 2015)
What is It
Social and Cultural Changes
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. Nowadays, communication is made easier, 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.
Political Changes
Political change happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when 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.
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Difference between Social and Cultural Change!
There is a great confusion about social and cultural change. Some early
textbook writers have made distinction between social change and cultural change,
while others have considered these two terms as one and the same thing. Such writers
have used these two terms synonymously. For the writers like Gillin and Gillin (1954)
and Dawson and Gettys (1948) there is no difference between social and cultural
change.
According to Dawson and Gettys, “cultural change is social change, since all
culture is social in its origin, meaning and usage”. Similarly, Gillin and Gillin wrote:
“Social changes as variations from the accepted modes of life, whether due to
alterations in geographic conditions, in cultural equipment, composition of population,
or ideologies.” For these writers, social change is a part of cultural change.
Cultural change is broader than social change which envelops social change
also in its fold. For them, society is the product of culture. “Culture tends to give
direction and momentum to social change and to set limits beyond which social
change may not go” (Dawson and Gettys, 1048).
Really speaking, both types of changes have as much difference as it exists
between society and culture. Sociologists use these terms (society and culture) to
convey different meaning and sense. Clarifying the difference MacIver and Page
(1959) writes: “Social change is a distinct thing from cultural or civilization change….
cultural change includes change in ideology, administrative system, technology etc.”
Cultural change indicates changes in the accepted mode of life, habit patterns, and
the life-style.
These changes may include such things as the invention of the automobile, TV,
changing concepts of property and morality, new forms of music, art, or dance or the
trends of sex equality. For Davis (1949), “social change is only a part of a broader
category of change called ‘cultural change’ cultural change refers to all changes
occurring in any branch of culture including art, science, technology, philosophy etc.,
as well as changes in the forms and rules of social organizations”.
In a nutshell, it may be said that social change refers specifically to alter-ations
in social relationships among people in groups, whereas cultural change refers to
change in material and non-material cultural elements both.
Mechanisms of Change
There are different mechanisms or tools involved in social and cultural changes.
1. Diffusion - 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
2. Invention - is the process where new cultural elements are created to solve social
and cultural problems.
Example: Interne
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3. Discovery - is the process where people recognize or gain a better understanding
of already existing elements present in the environment.
Example: Scientific research
What’s More
Identify what mechanism of change is involved in the following:
1. Globalization
2. Internet
3. Research
4. Mobile phones
5. Social media
What I Have Learned
Direction: Based on the activities and readings on this module, write the things you
have learned about SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE. Do this in your
notebook.
________________ ______.
I have learned that ________________
I have realized that ________________ _________________ _____.
I will apply _____________ _________________ _______________.
What I Can Do
Direction: Make a list of changes that you want to happen in the next 20 years.
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References
Beleña, Ederlina D., et al. n.d. Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics for Senior HIgh
School.
Lim, Jed. 2016. Ethnocentrism and relativism. July 26. Accessed January 13, 2022.
https://www.slideshare.net/JedLim1/ethnocentrism-and-relativism.
Royce, Rollininda. 2015. Kids today compared to 30 Years ago. August 13. Accessed
January 13, 2022. https://imgur.com/gallery/Bc6inYT/comment/457619362.
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