Social and Cultural

As long as society exists, there will always be socio-cultural changes in society. In another expression, it is said that the unchanging fact of change itself. Socio-cultural changes have a general sense as the changes caused by changes in geographical, cultural, demographic, innovation beliefs, and other things that can cause people to change from time to time.

Community type
Talking about the socio-cultural changes in society, we will recognize two types of people who experience these changes, is as follows.

- Closed society.
- Dynamic society.

Closed society is a society that is so hard to receive social and cultural change. The main factor because of the lack of education. Typically, the community is located in the interior. For example, Papua or Kalimantan. Socio-cultural changes in society happens slowly once. In fact, stagnant.

As with the closed society, a dynamic society is experiencing rapid socio-cultural changes, in addition to factors that are relatively higher education also have access to information that is always updated (muthakhir) regarding the socio-cultural changes so that they can quickly adapt to situations and conditions. These communities live in big cities.

Social and Cultural Changes Based on Time
Socio-cultural changes in society in terms of time, split in two, is as follows.

1. revolution
The revolution known as the socio-cultural changes in society that goes fast, despite relatively rapid course. The revolution may just happen without any planning at all and be done with violence or so-called bloody revolution. On the other hand, the revolution can be planned in such a way and without using violence at all.

One thing is for sure, the revolution want change a system that is running the break and build a new system such as when a student down Suharto.

2. evolution
In contrast, evolution is a socio-cultural changes in society that lasts longer and is identical to natural selection. In evolution, the properties of the former is still very likely passed on to the next generation as well even though there are some left.

Any change of course has its advantages and disadvantages. Likewise, socio-cultural changes in society. Here are some disadvantages as well advantages picture of socio-cultural change.

Profit
- A change in attitude. This occurs because the opening of information and interaction with other people.

- The existence of discipline. This happens because the open and rigorous competition in all areas. People who will win the competition it would have to have discipline capital.

- An increase in science. This happens because the stimulus to obtain and study the science becomes increasingly large. It is undeniable, the better the quality of the knowledge society, the quality of life would be even better.

- An increase in technology. This happens because the rapid advancement of science is identical with the rapid advancement of technology so advanced society, inevitably, have technological literacy, not technology illiterate.

- Improvement of language. This happens because the socio-cultural change requires a change in language. At least, in the association, it takes a good knowledge of Indonesian language and the right, in addition to highly expected that a good foreign language skills.

Loss
- Westernized lifestyle because it still can not understand the nature of social change in the culture itself.

- Wasteful life. No doubt, certain people will have a consumptive nature, especially in buying goods that are considered modern.

- Social unrest. Because of the limits of individuals became increasingly close, the level of crime is becoming increasingly vulnerable and lead to social unrest.