SOCIAL CHANGE IN 21ST CENTURY
Social change is well described as rapid transformation in human interactions and his relationships which causes changes in social institution and cultural practices. The alterations happen overdue, and its effects are felt profoundly over a long period. About culture, it has adversely changed over a particular period. Consequently, social institutions in society have significantly transformed through an increase in the agitation of human and civil rights as well as gender equality. The paper highlights significant social changes in the 21st Century by citing clear examples.
Radical revolution and changes in communication have been cited as the most significant evolution of the Century. The technology growth in networking globally has helped in the generation of a new society with changes in social institutions and cultural practices. It has led to a change in the labour market as it introduces human beings as assets to a company due to educated knowledge (Igielski, M. (2019). The new workforce in possession of exceptional ability in decision making hence controlling manual workers who act as executors of decisions and instructions. The structure has brought about inequality in society thus significant changes in social institutions.
Mental health has been cited as a significant change in the 21st Century due to adverse changes in communication and technology. Changes in connection have led to a lack of social cohesion and capital in our societies since each individual relies on personal resources. It has disrupted cohesion since people lack solidarity, closeness and mutual support that was evident earlier. Spirit of pulling resources together and mutual trust together with mutual aid among individuals is faded away due to lack of social capital among people.
Urbanization and migration over a large area have been witnessed as a significant change in this new Century. Large populations have moved from rural to urban centres due to sociological, economical and political. In many developing countries has led to an increase in socioeconomic problems and cultural hiccups due to the large population. Migrants from rural areas carry along with beliefs, cultural values and personal expectations about mental health that are contradictory to the ideas at urban centres. Rapid changes in cultural and religious beliefs and poor sanitation will yield to poor mental health on migrants, and it takes time to adapt to new changes (Fridell, M. (2017). Increase in population leads to poverty and unemployment, thus leading to a rise in crime and living in huts and growth of slums in urban centres. It shows significant changes in social life and the setting of human beings in consideration of changes in time.
In conclusion, social changes in society have impacted the lives of people negatively and positively. Radical changes in communication have brought about global networking which is advantageous while its also negatively impacting since it the source of inequality in societies. Mental health has been the cause of a revolution of communication over a long period of time as social capital and cohesion has been lost among individuals. Finally, migration has led to fading away cultural and social beliefs leading to socio-economical problems.
References
Fridell, M. (2017). The Social-Democratic Small-State Strategy and Immigration: Sweden in the 21st Century. World Review of Political Economy, 8(3), 390-415.
Igielski, M. (2019). Employees as key stakeholders in 21st-century enterprise: good practices. 60 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, (60), 107-114.