CULTURAL, SOCIAL ANDPOLITICAL CHANGE

DANILO F. MARIBAOPALIPARAN III SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

DASMARINAS CITY, CAVITE

Today’s society is different than decades ago. As we often hear, change is inevitable. No society remains the same all throughout its history. However, we cannot identify a single factors behind this change.

Some sociologists attribute social change with innovation which is defined as the development of something new, whether an idea, a practice or a tool.

Karl Marx believed that conflict is the greatest agent of change throughout history.

Cultural change is the modification of a society through innovation, invention, discovery, or conflict with other societies.

Social change is the alteration of mechanism within the social structure, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behavior social, organizations, or value systems.

Political change refers to a subject matter that is constant flux. It deals not only with the major processes of growth, decay, and breakdown but also with a ceaseless ferment of adaptation and adjustment or political system. Political change highlights

the magnitude and variety of the changes that occurred in the world’s political system.

INNOVATIONIs the invention of something new – an idea, a process, a practice, a device, or a tool. Although all innovations build on existing knowledge and materials, they also go beyond that which already exists.

Innovation also include:* discoveries* Hidden* Unnoticed* undescribed* Uncovering something

Anthropologists Leslie White maintains that the rate of change is tied to the size of the cultural base, the number of preexisting inventions.Example:

* First Airplane* Gasoline Engine* Rudder* Glider* Wheel

Actions of Leaders- represent a trigger to social change. In a

general sense, a leader is someone who has the power to influence others or who is in charge or in command of a social situation.According to Max Weber defined power as the probability that an individual can realize his or her will even against the resistance of others.

“the influence of an individual on an organization is the elements of social power”The individual can change an organization only if he or she has it. Power is the ability to achieve one’s will in relation to others. One’s ability often arises from one’s position in an organization, but it also arises from attractiveness, large number of followers, wealth, weapons, intelligence or persuasive ability.

CONFLICT – often Social Conflict is defined as the struggle for agency or power in society.

Social conflict or group occurs when two or more actors oppose each other in social interaction, reciprocally exerting social power in an effort to attain scarce or incompatible goals and prevent the opponent from attaining them.

Conflict* Involve violence clashes* public debate* constructive* unresponsive* inefficient

1. How does innovation become an agent of social change in the context of the Philippine society at present. 2. How does conflict as an agent of social change relate with the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law?3. Who among our past leaders had impact to our society as an agent of change? Why do you choose him or her among other leaders?

Explain why social conflicts have positive consequences. Expound by citing relevant examples

Interactive online debate’1.In www.ourhappyschool.com look for the entry’s Ferdinand Marcos

Remaines: Be tranferred to Heroes Cemetery or not?’ Read the shor article.

2.Share the page on yor twitter/facebook account(using #MartialLaw #WhoIsMarcos) and post a comment (your stand and brief reason concerning the debate topic.

Ask at least three friends (Preferably professionals) to write a comment on your post. Print screen your post and conversation thread, prnt the file and submit to your teacher.

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