Social Change

 

What is a Social Change? Explain education as an instrument of social change.

Social change involves alteration of the social order of a society. It is a change which takes place in social institutions, social behaviour or social relations. Sociologists define social change as changes in human interactions and relationships that transform cultural and social institutions.

Education as an instrument of social change-

 The following point discusses the role played by education for bringing social changes in the society.

Education is an effective instrument of social change. Some of the changes due to education are

a)      An educated person knows how to protect himself/herself from various diseases

b)      It is education which contributes to the development of the society

c)       Education provides educationist, industrialist, research institutions and all these participants in the development of the society.

d)      Education also democratization, secularism and also national integration in the society.

e)      Education removes superstitious beliefs, backwardness and poverty

f)       Education has uplifted the lower castes, backward classes, women and also weaker sections of the society

g)      It is due to education the position of women have improved a lot, women now gets better jobs, better status, economic prosperity and happiness.

h)      Education has resulted in the production of politician, collectors, IPS officers, Income Tax officers etc. which are all from lower classes and weaker sections of the society.

So, we can say the more the person is educated the more the person gains social respect, power and financial stability. Education improves the quality of life and all institutions in the society has considerably changed due to education. People have become secular minded which is an important factor in the development of the society. It is for these above reasons we can conclude that education is in fact an instrument of social changes.