Society,Culture and Cultural Change
Mehtab Ahmed : 2161021
Aqib Javed : 9161048
Abbas : 9161043
Muhammad Mohsin Khan
: 2161035
Group Members
Culture and Multiculturalism
Culture and Multiculturalism
A set of shared beliefs,value ,goals,practices and traditions of a given group
Multiculturalism
All individuals in culture are not exactly alike
U.S. is multicultural
The Shared beliefs in culture
Q.1.Should Children age 11 to 15 sleep in the same beds as their parents?
Q.2.Should Women be allowed to drive?
Q.3.Should Women be allowed to do jobs at corporate level?
Q.4.Should people wear swimming suits on public beaches?
The Nature of a Society
The nature of a society
- Group of individuals living as members of a community
- Characteristics shaped by generations
- Society:Group must be bound by shared relationships,and be organized
Importance of culture
- All human experience intertwined with social environment
- Culture:total patterns of human behavior and its products
Elements of Culture
Elements of culture
- Social norms and institutions
- Language and material products
- Socialization:Process that shapes individuals to become members of society
Popular Theories of Social Change
Culture,Society and Social Change
Greek Philosopher believed that mankind once lived in Golden age then silver,bronze and iron age
Doctrine suggested opposite theory that world is getting better and better place
- Technological Development
- Cultural Diffusion
- Ideas and Ideologies
- Collective Action
- Geography and Climate
Factors causing cultural change
Language and Cultural Change
- Stability of Social Norms
Factors stabilizing Culture
Social Change and Social Problems
- Cultural Lag and Social Problems
- Limitations of the Cultural Lag Theory
The Interaction of Human and Society