Social change is characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behavior, social organization, and value systems over time. The document discusses the definition and history of social change, theories proposed by various theorists like Comte, Spencer, Spengler, Toynbee and Sorokin, types of social change, significance and impact on society, and social change in institutions. Key impacts include modernization, urbanization, technological changes, and changes to institutions like family, government, religion, and education to adapt to changing circumstances.

1. Made by:
Syeda Hania Batool Zaidi

2. CONTENTS
• DEFINITION
• HISTORY
• THEORIES
• TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
• SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIAL CHANGE
• IMPACT ON SOCIETY
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN INSTITUTIONS

3. Social Change
is characterized
by
Cultural
symbol
Rules of
behavior
Social
organization
Value
systems
DEFINITION

4. HISTORY
• Change occurs when societies change their
conditions according to their need.
• Change in climate
• Change in material
• Change in culture
• Change in Governance:
• Change in environment

5. THEORISTS
• Auguste Comte believed that social change
mean towards something better.
• Herbert Spencer argued that society itself is
an organism.
• Spengler , Toynbee and Sorokin proposed
cyclic theory of social change.
• Cyclic theory of social change focus on the rise
and fall of civilizations.

6. •Arnold Toynbee focus on the concept of challenge
and response.
• Pitirin Sorokin in his book proposed alternate
fluctuate between two cultural extremes:
> The senate
> The ideational
•. Spengler after studying eight major civilizations
said that modern western society is in last stage or
old age.

7. TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
• Ultra committed Change-Makers
• Faith-Inspired Givers
• Socially Conscious Consumers
• Purposeful Participants
• Casual Contributors
• Social Change Spectators

8. SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIAL CHANGE

9. WE ALL WANT CHANGE FOR BETTER ..

11. IMPACT ON SOCIETY
• MODERNIZATION
moving from
agrarian industrial society.
• URBANIZATION Population shift from
rural to urban areas.

12. •TECHNOLOGY:
New technologies influencing people’s
lifestyles.
•INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE:
Continual expansion of knowledge
demands to adapt to changing
circumstances.
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13. CHANGE IN INSTITUTIONS
• As body parts performing different functions,
on the whole maintains the body, same is the
case with institutions.
• if any of the institution become weaker, it
results in destruction and disturbance in the
society.

14. •Basic institutions in society are:
•Family
•Government
•Religion
•Economy
•Education
•Mass media