Changes in Society, Culture and Technology and Their Impact on Human Capital
CHANGES IN SOCIETY, CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSEQUENT IMPACT ON HUMAN CAPITAL
2. The changes in society specifically are transformations in society, culture and technology. Social changes include any alteration in the society in terms of cause and effect of intra social relations, or the institutions of family and marriage and other such cultural aspects. Change is absolutely inevitable and it is largely unplanned. The four major factors encompassing the social changes are:-
(a) Change is inevitable, only the rate of change varies.
(b) The change is sometimes intentional, but often unplanned.
(c) Controversial / conflicting changes too occur.
(d) Some social changes matter more than others
3. Karl Marx also talked about the class structure, its nuances in terms of antagonism in the class system itself during his entire lifetime. There are some changes in society which have a major bearing than others when it comes to aspects affected in the social relationships. The major sources of social change are:-
(a) Population / Demography. Do the people want to change themselves or do they chase themselves to change in the process bringing about social change
(b) Physical Environment. Physical environment too brings about certain compulsory changes at times.
(c) Technology. It is the core basis of modern social system and it has a definite impact on the society.
(d) Culture. Even the miniscule social practices which keep changing also change the society.
(e) Collective Behaviour and Social Movements. They have a profound impact on changes in society. For instance the evolution of ‘Sati System’, introduction of ‘Widow Re-marriage System’ or other social activities or mass social movements.
(f) Modernization and Westernization. The two terms must not be confused and this factor of modernisation has a significant impact on social changes. It changes the society by changing the way in which the society does certain things.
(g) Civil Society. The society as such is
2. The changes in society specifically are transformations in society, culture and technology. Social changes include any alteration in the society in terms of cause and effect of intra social relations, or the institutions of family and marriage and other such cultural aspects. Change is absolutely inevitable and it is largely unplanned. The four major factors encompassing the social changes are:-
(a) Change is inevitable, only the rate of change varies.
(b) The change is sometimes intentional, but often unplanned.
(c) Controversial / conflicting changes too occur.
(d) Some social changes matter more than others
3. Karl Marx also talked about the class structure, its nuances in terms of antagonism in the class system itself during his entire lifetime. There are some changes in society which have a major bearing than others when it comes to aspects affected in the social relationships. The major sources of social change are:-
(a) Population / Demography. Do the people want to change themselves or do they chase themselves to change in the process bringing about social change
(b) Physical Environment. Physical environment too brings about certain compulsory changes at times.
(c) Technology. It is the core basis of modern social system and it has a definite impact on the society.
(d) Culture. Even the miniscule social practices which keep changing also change the society.
(e) Collective Behaviour and Social Movements. They have a profound impact on changes in society. For instance the evolution of ‘Sati System’, introduction of ‘Widow Re-marriage System’ or other social activities or mass social movements.
(f) Modernization and Westernization. The two terms must not be confused and this factor of modernisation has a significant impact on social changes. It changes the society by changing the way in which the society does certain things.
(g) Civil Society. The society as such is