Ice Breaker

Based on your observations, what has changed in our culture?

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Cultural Change
 What is Cultural Change?

Cultural Change refers to the movement supporting the

transformation of society through invention, discovery, or
contact with other communities. It is an important element in
contemporary society

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 Causes of Cultural Change

1.Discovery refers to the process of finding a new place or an

object, artefact or anything that previously existed. It also
refers to the initial awareness of existing but formerly
unobserved relationships of elements of nature to human life.

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2. Invention implies a creative mental process of devising;

creating and producing something new, novel or original. It
also implies the utilization and combination of previously
known elements to produce an original or novel product.
Invention could be either social or material.

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3. Diffusion refers to the spread of cultural traits (e.g.,

religious beliefs, technological ideas, language forms, etc.) or
social practices from a society or group to another belonging
to the same society or to another through direct contact with
each other and exposure to new forms.

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4. Economy a nation that has a growing middle class may

experience an enrichment of culture as people have the
economic security to pursue happiness.

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5. War and Disaster this may result in an abandonment of

cultural pursuits as people focus on survival and security.

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6. Law. Laws and regulations have broad cultural impacts.

For example, laws requiring businesses to close at a particular
hour that restrict the night economy of a city.

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7. Education is a foundation of culture beginning with basic

language and social skills that provide the tools to discover
and use knowledge.

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8. Leaders that unify a people or group towards a common

purpose. A leader can also become a symbol of a culture such
as Martin Luther King Jr. as an inspirational figure of Black
American culture

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