Social change, Cultural change, Cultural lag, Theories of social change

2. Social change involves alteration of the social
order of a society. It may include changes in social
institutions, social behaviours or social relations.

3. It means modification of a society through
innovation, invention, discovery, or contact with
other societies.

4. Culture changes is
continuous and
change in one area is
usually associated
with change in others.

5. Globalisation
Leader
Conflict
Technology
Colonisation
Inventions
Natural
changes

7. In 1922, sociologist William
Ogburn coined the term
cultural lag

8. The term cultural lag refers to the notion
that culture takes time to catch up with
technological innovations, and the resulting social
problems that are caused by this lag. In other
words, cultural lag occurs whenever there is an
unequal rate of change between different parts of
culture causing a gap between material and non-
material culture.

12. The term linear implies the line or direction.
According to linear interpretation of social change
society, in the process of social change moves in
one direction.

13. Cyclical theory of change or sometimes called
'rise and fair theory

15. Marxist theory suggests
that changes in modes of
production can lead to changes in
class systems, which can prompt
other new forms of change or
incite class conflict

16.  Social adjustment of community
 Modern cultural change
 Way of lifestyle
 Social life
 Public social relationship
 Social recreation
 Rise in standard of living

17.  Is modernisation a social change?
 Is occupational mobility a social change?