Social change is way human interactions and relationships transform cultural and social institutions over time, having a profound impact of society. Social change is a concept many of us take for granted or don’t really even understand. No society has ever remained the same. Change is always happening.

A social movement is a mass movement and a collective attempt of people to bring about a change, or to resist any change. A social movement can be described more or less as a persistent and organized effort on the part of a relatively large group of people to bring about or resist change.

Social movements are purposeful, organized groups, either with the goal of pushing toward change, giving political voice to those without it, or gathering for some other common purpose. Social movements intersect with environmental changes, technological innovations, and other external factors to create social change.

William F. Ogburn

Social change Cultural Change Refers to any significant alteration over time in behavior patterns and cultural values and norms. The belief that culture is symbolically coded and can thus is taught from one person to another means that cultures, although bounded, can change.

Cultural Factors:  The cultural factors also play a role in bringing about social change. Our social life depends upon our beliefs, ideas, values, customs, conventions, institutions and the like. When there is a change in these, it influences the social life. For example, let us (consider the system of marriage.

Social and economic factors, such as income, education, employment, community safety, and social supports can significantly affect how well and how long we live.

The Technological Factor of Social Change :

• Technological advancement is one of the important reasons of social change in a society.
• In a traditional society, changes are very slow.
• Developments, advancements and changes in human societies, have been historically based on changes in technology.

Literature review has identified a set of factors that are able to trigger cultural changes. These factors causing cultural change have been found as leadership change, technological developments, mergers and acquisitions and others.

The geographical and ecological factor is a natural or a physical factor. The climate or rainfall, attitude of the place, closeness to the sea decides the culture and lifestyle of the people. Any change in the physical features will automatically lead to a change in their culture, habits and way of living.