Reflective Question ( CLG- 15 minutes)

“WHAT ARE THE THINGS

THAT ARE ORDINARY
NOW THAT USED TO BE
WILD AND CRAZY
NOTIONS?” list down 3
things and explain it
1. Why did these things
used to be wild and
crazy?
2. Why do these ideas and
things become normal in
the current time?
3. What led to those
things to be accepted in
society?
What is
social
change?
Social Change

Refers to the significant

modification or alteration
in the lifestyle of a society
that affects major portion
of the member population
and brings about
transformation in
patterns of behavior
Any shift in various aspects
of the society, may it be a
large-scale transformation
in social structure,culture,
and institutions or
small-scale change in local
meanings and interaction is
considered as social
change
 Balena,Lucero,Peralta,2016

The Social System of the

Society Changes
when….

Influence of Relationship of
powerful internal Ecological
population and
and external Changes
natural resources
forces
 Effects of Social
Change

Innovation in
Development the Society
or
Retrogression
 Social Change

Usually the
discontented
members of the
society are the ones
who initiates social
change through social
mobilization
Theories of Social Change

1. Hegelian
2. Marxist
3. Kuhnian
4. Evolution
Theory
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

Hegelian- dialectic
model of change is
based on the
interaction of different
opposing forces
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

1. Finding Truth is a
process which
requires the
acknowledgement
of two contradicting
arguments
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

2. Finding truth is a
process of
synthesizing two
contradictory
arguments
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

3. Finding truth is a
constant process of
finding new
information to put into
question what you
have learned
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

Civil Society according to

Hegel was developing through
antagonism between self and
common interest,
accumulating wealth and
increasing poverty; growing
productivity and expansionist
of war
Karl Marx ( 1818-1883)
Marxist- this theory presents a
dialectical and materialist
concept of history which shows
and highlights humankind’s
history of struggle between social
classes ( Conflict Theory). Marx
insisted that men make their own
history
1. Men Change 2.Man is
themselves active in
against relation to his
nature to surroundings
dominate it

Historical
Materialism
pangunahing batayan
“Ang daloy at direksyon ng
kasaysayan ay hinubog ng
pakikibaka at pakikipaglaban
ng iba’t ibang uri ng lipunan
upang makuha ang
dominasyon sa materyal”
1.Ang produksyon ng
mga bagay upang
masuportahan ang
buhay ng tao ay ang
sa istraktura ng
lipunan
2.Ang pagbabago sa
lipunan ay bunga ng
pag-aagawan para
makamit ang materyal
o ang mga praktikal
na bagay tulad ng
pagkain
Thomas Kuhn ( 1922-1996)
Kuhnian-This theory believes
that people are likely to
continue utilizing an apparently
unworkable paradigm until a
an important change that
better paradigm is invented and happens when the usual
way of thinking about or
commonly accepted ( Paradigm doing something is
replaced by a new and
Shift) different way
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
Evolutionary Theory-societies
evolved from simple to a more
complex one, from being primitive
to becoming more advanced and
progressive. And as society
progresses, the functions of each
member also changes and becomes
more organized and specialized
 Causes of Social Change

Social
Technology Population
Institutions

Environment Modernization
Technology
Social Institutions -each sectors
carries out specific
task

-each has different

responsibilities that
contribute to the
normal functioning
and maintaining
stability of a society
Population 1. What are the
effects of a steady
increase of elderly
population?
2. What are the
effects of having
hight fertility rate
in a country?
Environment
 Why is social change
considered inevitable?
Group Opinion CLG

What is the best social set up, the one with advanced
technologies or the one with less technologiy?–
Each group will answer the question
and will create a symbol that would
represent their explanation
Letter of Change
Write a formal letter using full-block style through google
docs or Microsoft word. The letter contains problems or
issues evident in your community, and a suggestion of
possible solution.
Guide Questions:
1. What are the problems evident in your community?
2. What are the possible solutions on the chosen
problem?