6 Different Aspects of Social Change

It should be remembered that social change involves not only economic, political, religious, moral, scientific technological changes but it also involves changes in mode of socialization of the individual and a basic change in personality structure of individuals. Thus social change is the name given to the harmonious blending of changes in various aspects of social change.

Aspects of Social Change

1. Economic Aspect

Economic changes include changes in industry, trade, business, commerce, agriculture and materialistic attitude.

2. Political Aspect

Political changes include changes in political power and administration of the state, such as adopting the values of democracy, secularism, socialism, communism and fascism.

3. Religious Aspect

In religious aspect we include those changes which affect changes in various religious institutions like Gurudwara, Temple, Church, Mosque etc. Their importance in the present age has been decreased because of modernisation.

4. Moral Aspect

Moral changes are the changes in moral values, ideas, beliefs, such as co- education was not thought to be good in ancient times. It is not regarded as immoral in the modern age.

5. Cultural Aspect

Cultural changes are the change in the culture , values, traditions and customs such as dancing was thought to be an immoral act in the past, where as it is culturally accepted every where now. Similarly, actors and actresses has become a role model for the present generation where as they were not socially accepted earlier as the same.

6. Scientific and Technological Aspect

Scientific and technological changes are caused by scientific and technological discoveries and inventions.

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