Function

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  On a basic level, social change can include any force that impacts a society, which will always influence culture. For example, the invention of clocks in Europe changed how that society viewed and organized time.
  
  

Types

• The impact of social change on culture can also be seen in social movements such as the civil rights movement in the United States. For example, the civil rights movement of the 1960s changed the way U.S. culture views race and racial inequality. It also impacted other cultural views, such as those concerning women and homosexuals.
  
  

Considerations

• Social change is not always positive; rather, it can have both positive and negative influences on culture and society. For instance, the invention of the car increased mobility and gave people many new freedoms. However, cars also contribute to global warming and are responsible for many fatal accidents.