MAJOR CHANGES IN 21ST CENTURY
Social development can be referred to as changes in the cultural, religious and social belief of society and social changes in social institutions. Social adjustments have various effects on different groups of people and different countries and take place over a long period. Economic diversity has been observed in different countries due to social changes, and living standards have increased coincidentally. Changes in the social setup of a social institution and cultural belief have a positive and negative impact on different societies. The text focuses on significant changes in the 21st century and its implications on social and cultural beliefs and setup.
Highest evolution in family structure has been observed in the 21st century as family’s structure have become more organized in the previous centuries where the family structure had a small hierarchy, and lack of organization has been changed. Initially, families practised accumulation of agricultural surplus due to hunting and gathering, which was a common practice among everybody. Due to the evolution of family and social structures, the aspect of romance among spouses and healthy relationships among families (Cardenas, J. A. (2018). With the development, it had an impact on social life as neighbours became strangers due to stable relationship within the family. Children in modern families are selfish compared to the traditional one when he was societal. It has led to drastic changes in social institutions compared to previous that depended on communal effort and good neighbourhood.
Terrorism has featured as one of the significant changes in the social well-being of human life. It is believed to be a threat of using violence by an individual or diverse group of people to have a grasp of the political or social objective. It is done through intimidation of a large group of people to exert pressure on governments to achieve their goals. Terrorism affects countries in-depth as it causes deterioration in the economy and health sectors directly. The impact of terrorism is experienced in the long-term and has a vast difference in the effects on developing and developing nations (Hirschhorn et al., (2019). Primarily, terrorism has a significant impact on the mental health of citizens of particular countries.
In conclusion, social changes or development in the new century has had a different effect on a diverse group of people and different countries. Evolutions in family structure have led to a new formation and more extensive family hierarchy that formed a new structure. The aspect of neighbour that was previously cherished has been ignored in the original construction as relationships within families are firm. Terrorism has risen rapidly over the years due to difference in political, social and cultural beliefs among diverse individuals.
References
Cardenas, J. A. (2018). The Emergency of a Fourth Research Paradigm and Its Relationship with the Management of the 21st Century. Journal of Social Science and Management Research Review, 1(1).
Hirschhorn, L. R., Langlois, E. V., Bitton, A., & Ghaffar, A. (2019). What kind of evidence do we need to strengthen primary healthcare in the 21st century?.