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Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society. Social change may include changes in nature, social institutions, social behaviors, or social relations.

SOCIAL CHANGE

Cultural changeCultural change The term that deals with the evolution of The term that deals with the evolution of

cultural components.cultural components.

OROR     Modification of a society through innovation, Modification of a society through innovation,

invention, discovery, or contact with other invention, discovery, or contact with other societies.societies.

LIST OF SOCIO CULTURAL CHANGES IN PAKISTAN (IN LAST 24 YEARS)

•CHANGES IN POLITICS•CHANGES IN JOB OPPORTUNITIES•CHANGES IN BUSINESS•CHANGES IN THOUGHTS ABOUT RELIGIOUS PEOPLE•CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF INFRASTRUCTURE•CHANGES IN MARRIAGE PATTERENS•CHANGES IN SOCIAL GET TOGETHER•CHANGES IN HEALTH AWARENESS•CHANGES IN EATING HABITS•CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY

•CHANGES IN TRADITION•CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE•CHANGE FROM FEUDILISM TOSOCIALISM•CHANGE IN RELIGIOUS VALUES•CHANGE IN THE WAY OF WORK DESIRE

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Desirable Changes:

Coalition Government

It is a new trend in politics, which is giving a safe side to tenure of the government. Previously there was a single party ruling in the government, and other parties were used to act opponents. But, coalition government has changed the pattern of the system by including more than one party in the government to rule.

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Undesirable Changes:

Politics in Educational Institutions

Students and parents are reluctant to go for public universities due to increasing rate of political involvement in educational institutions. “It is a well-known reality that unfortunately the role of the political parties in educational institutions has been so much terrifying that it has swept many hopeful and costly lives.”

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More Working WomenGive me the literate women, I will give you the literate nations” said by Hitler. The rate of literate families (specially girls) has been increasing due to their employed and literate mother2; and it has also helped families decreasing the economical tension.

Working MothersToday’s children are not able to get as much attention as they were used to get in the past, due to the change of mothers from house wives to working women. This is one of the reasons that children are less attached with their parents, and respect for parents has relatively decreased in the minds of young generation.

UNDESIRABLE CHANGES

Role of GrandparentsRole of Grandparents

In the past decades the grandparents were thought as blessing to home, but now they have become headache for today’s generation. Young Pakistanis are thinks their grandparents‟ teachings as a waste of time, due to that they don’t even want to sit with them and usually use the words like “Pakao”, “Hitler” etc.

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Freedom to Children

Impact of working mother, lessening attention of father due to busy schedule and lessening of limitations due to decreasing value of grandparents and joint families has given the young generation more freedom I their lives. This is the cause of increasing rate of immoral activities, like dancing, singing drinking etc in the young generation.

Desirable changesImpact of CreativityThe requirements of the job within two decades have changed from grades to creativity. the more you creative, the more chance of getting the job. It means the more the creativity; the more would be job opportunities. Impact Creativity is an urgent call to action to save theatre education programs in 19 of our largest cities

Increase in Rate of Labor

Supply of the labor in Pakistan is increasing day by day, which is causing the rates of labor to fall. Which are becoming the incentives for the new businesses to come into the market; through which the job opportunities are being increased.Pakistan’s future also relies partly on the overall scenario in the rest of South Asia where, because of the global slowdown, creating jobs should be difficult in 2014.

Undesirable changes

Urbanization and Overpopulation

Trend of migration from rural areas to urban areas in search of job has dramatically increased in Pakistan, which has become the cause of overpopulation in urban areas that leads towards the shortage of job opportunities to the public.

Increasing Rate of Increasing Rate of Higher Higher EducationEducation

In Pakistan, higher education has become the dream of everyone. Similarly, the rate of it is also increasing, especially in urban areas, which is creating a lot of competition to get good jobs. Eventually, this has become one of the reasons of increasing unemployment.

Exchange, in which trade had only been done through exchange tables and investors, had to go to stock exchange, but now person even sitting in home can trade via internet. Not only this, but now people can Stock also buy and sell stocks via mobile phone, which has increased the investors.

Undesirable change

Decrease in Investors As the name of Islam is connected with the name of Pakistan, so the not only investors becomes reluctant due to terrorism with in the country, but terrorism on the name of Islam in the world is affecting the business world in Pakistan.

Undesirable Change Misconception or Stereotyping of Religious Scholars Religious people used to be respected in previous decades, but now people are afraid of them due to some dirty fishes and the conspiracy of western world about them in 9/11 attacks. Most of the parents are even afraid of sending their kids to madarsa, because they think that their children will be brainwashed for suicide attacks.

Desirable Changes

Due to increase in the enrollment for higher education, the age of marriage has been shifted to 24 years whereas it was around 20 years in past. Therefore the today’s couples are more mature, understanding and coping with each, other more as compared to past, because they know the actual meaning of the marriage, and they don’t rely on the income of their parents just after their marriage.

Age of Marriage due to Education and Urbanization

WattaSatta

Watta satta marriage can be defined as the marriage system in which a girl and a boy is taken from both sides. It has also been decreased when compared with previous decades. And the marriages have some equality has been increasing in Pakistan.

Undesirable change

Love Marriage

In the contemporary culture of Pakistan, people are going for love marriages rather than arrange marriages. Because of this factor, these people prefer nuclear families. They defy the orders of their parents and escape from their homes in order to marry their lovers. There are many cases in rural areas in which the couples have been killed, in the name of honor killings due to Love marriage.

Desirable changesFood SciencesOn the contrary, when women go for work, there is an absence felt at home. Most of the times house wife is actually at work and nobody else make food at home. However, to fulfill this need, packed, frozen and ready to eat food stuff has been introduced for such home. This would have be impossible with new food sciences technology to preserve food

After many decades, women are finally given their rights to be same as men are. They also have a right to do jobs, run their own business and develop their professional career. So, instead of wasting about 50% of your human resource, we are actually using them to do something.

Employment of Women

Undesirable Changes

Unavailability of Home Cooked Food

Still prefer home cooked food for their daily meals, as home cooked food is always more hygienic and nutritious. But, as mother has now become working mothers, less attention is given to the healthy food at home. Most of the times, when children come back from their school and collages, mothers are at work and there is unavailability of healthy home cooked food for children.

Junk Food

To fulfill the gap of food, children and now adults as well have starting eating junk food. Best junk food that we see in the market for killing the hunger is “TUC biscuit” with a slogan of “halkipulkhibhookmeinhalkaphulkatuc” Junk food is meant for killing the hunger but does not provide healthy diet and nutrients. It is also discouraged by doctors as it affects the growth.

Yes, technological advancement has changed our lives completely, and not always in a good way. Fortunately, there are many people focused on securing our networked technology and police officers as well as trained hacking and computer programming experts work to provide safe and secure technology to the masses

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DESIRABLE CHANGE

GlobalizationTechnology is a driving factor in the process of globalization. Improvements, in the early 1990s in computer hardware, software, and telecommunications have caused widespread improvements in access to information and economic potential. These advances have facilitated efficiency gains in all sectors of the economy in Pakistan.

Undesirable change

Bad Effect on TeenagersThe two main forms of technology affecting teenagers are cell phones and the internet, which has brought about major changes in our lifestyle. This technology has allowed teens to have inane communications and in doing so, contributes to the dumbing down of society. Spend more time corresponding with their friends on cell phones and the internet than we do working or participating in activities which expand and challenge our minds.

Fashion

The change in the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure for the current time is known as fashion. Since 14 august 1947 changing is taking place in every field. Long Kameez and Shalwar were replaced by tight kameez and large shalwar with different designs of embroideries. But as the time passes, the dressing of ladies tend to be change, as we can now see that the old fashion of Long shirts and Pajamas has again comes in the market.

The way individuals and groups interact with each other has changed in 20 years a lot. The way we interact and the way we meet with our friends and family. Many things that were considered as bad or not good are now considered good.

DESIRABLE CHANGE

Friends CirclesOn the other hand, people are more social now. Introduction of social networking has made people s ‟life much easier. They not only socialize on the go but they also share the videos and photos with their friends and family on the go. In the same way, there is a introduction of professional networks as well.

UNDESIRABLE CHANGES

Show OffThis means to show people your superiority, however our Religion does not allow this and nor our tradition. This has lead to many unpleasant outcomes. Now people buy things that in real terms they cannot afford. People go for loans and leasing facilities, which have now resulted in bankruptcy of people. Just, because they want to look superior, which they are not.

Terrorism

According to Wikipedia “Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual death toll from terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009, with a total of 35,000 Pakistanis killed as of 2010

The causes of social change below affect or characterize every aspect of society across the world. On a macro scale, they shape all of our major social institutions (economics, politics, religion, family, education, science/technology, military, legal system, and so on. On a micro scale, they shape our values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. There are many other social changes like change of way in work desire, change in religious value etc.