Socio cultural factor of social change.

Human culture is a process of change. A change in the cultural order is accompanied by a corresponding change in the whole social order. Cultural diffusion is a source of change. Culture includes our values, beliefs, ideas and ideologies, morals, customs and traditions. These are all subject to change and they in turn, cause changes. Ideas and cultural values play a crucial role in social change.

German sociologist, Max Weber gave importance to the cultural factor of social change. He showed an interrelation between the teachings of protestant religion and spread of capitalism in Europe, in his famous book “Protestant Ethic and the spirit of Capitalism”. Also, these are negative consequences of ideologies that promote religious fundamentalism, extremist thinking, superstitious beliefs and practices, mindless values; these leads to untold hardships and human miseries. They become stumbling blocks to change.