Discussion on Social, Cultural, Political Change.

1. UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Prepared by: Sir. Cari Edward C. Beñalet

2. MOTIVATION
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3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• At the end of 1 hour period, students will be able to:
1. Cite and discuss social, cultural, and political change;
2. . Articulate observations on human cultural variations,
social differences, social change, and political identities.

4. SOCIAL CHANGE
• Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a
society. Social change may include changes in nature, social
institutions, social behaviors, or social relations.

5. CULTURAL CHANGE
• The term that deals with the evolution of cultural components.
• Modification of a society through innovation, Modification of a society
through innovation, invention, discovery, or contact with other invention,
discovery, or contact with other societies.

6. SOURCES OF CHANGE
• Innovation – social creation and institutionalization of new ideas.
• Diffusion – spread of innovation from one social group to another.
• 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.
• Social Contradictions and Tensions – inter-ethnic conflicts, struggles, protests, social
issues.

7. SOME OF SOCIO CULTURAL
CHANGES IN THE PHILIPPINES
• CHANGES IN POLITICS
• CHANGES IN JOB OPPORTUNITIES
• CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF INFRASTRUCTURE
• CHANGES IN MARRIAGE PATTERNS
• CHANGES IN SOCIAL GET TOGETHER
• CHANGES IN HEALTH AWARENESS
• CHANGES IN EATING HABITS
• CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY

8. ACTIVITY
• ¼ sheet of paper.
• Identify at least 10 social, cultural, and political change in your country in the
past century.
• 5 students will be randomly selected to present their output to the class.

9. QUESTION TO PONDER:
• How does time shape change?