Negative Impacts Of Social Change In Community Life, What Are?

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YOGYAKARTA Social change is something that cannot be avoided, because social life is dynamic. Every development of technology, culture, and mindset of society will always have a certain impact. However, not all these changes provide positive results, because there are also negative impacts of social change that affect everyday life.

This impact can be felt in various aspects, ranging from interaction between individuals, values and norms, to the order of life of the nation. If not managed properly, social change can cause new problems that have the potential to damage people's balance. Therefore, it is important to understand the various negative impacts so that people can anticipate and mitigate the problem.

Adapting a book entitled Basic Social and Cultural Sciences Book (2015) rich Armen, social change is defined as a symptom that causes discrepancies between various elements in society.

Meanwhile, according to Selo Soemardjan, the meaning of social change is changes that occur in institutions in society that affect social systems, including values, attitudes, and pattern of group behavior.

In other words, social change occurs in various sectors of life, and without realizing it, this also provides a number of positive impacts such as improving the welfare of the community, creating jobs, forming new values and norms, and creating gender equality where women have the same right to education, work, legal protection to voting rights in general elections.

On the other hand, social changes also have a negative impact, such as:

What is meant by social disorganization is a condition characterized by the weakening of the values and norms that apply in society due to social change. This can trigger social problems such as conflict and chromality.

As for the example of social disorganization, namely the attitude of people who currently tend to be individualistic and lack attention to the surrounding environment, because they are busy with their respective gadgets.

Social changes can also create social inequality or inequality in terms of income, job opportunities, health, education, and other rights.

This condition occurs because there are differences in access to available resources and facilities. If not overcome, social inequality can lead to conflict, discrimination, and disharmony in people's lives.

The next negative impact of social change is the creation of consumptive attitudes and behavior, where a person or a group of people tends to buy or consume something without restrictions.

This consumptive nature makes individuals prioritize fulfilling their desires in the band of their needs.

Social change is the door for foreign culture to enter and develop in society. This is certainly one of the negative impacts of social change.

As for examples of juvenile delinquency, namely drug abuse, promiscuity, illegal racing, drinking, and so on.

The impact of other social changes is cultural shocks. This can happen when people are not ready to accept changes so they tend to be shocked.

Cultural shock can create individuals and groups who do not believe in themselves, reject change, stress, and dissatisfaction.

That's information about the impact of negate social changes. Get news updates of other options only on VOI.ID.