CHANGES IN CULTURAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE WORLD POPULATION AND IN MEXICO - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The changes in the cultural manifestations of the population in the world and in Mexico are mainly due to social transformations. To understand it, it must be taken into account that culture is a compendium of several elements.

These elements include religion, technology, values, language, and regulations, among others.

It is logical that society is constantly changing. Since it is made up of living organisms, it is normal for it to evolve. And since culture is part of the social system, it has to be transformed along with society.

These changes happen over time. Elements such as geographic location, biology and level of development also intervene in these.

The 5 main causes of cultural changes

There are many causes for cultural changes. They all have in common that they occur over time.

1- Religious reforms

The first cultural changes of humanity are not duly recorded, but among the first to be recorded are the great changes as a result of religious reforms.

The greatest of these changes was the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. This happened in AD 313. C. and represented a break in the cultural history of the entire world.

2- Wars

Wars are also causes of modifications in the customs of peoples. Proof of this is the comparison between pre-war Germany and post-war Germany.

3- Colonization

Colonizations are one of the biggest causes of cultural changes. There is no better example of this than the discovery of America.

4- Technological advance

Today, technological innovations represent the biggest cause of cultural changes.

Technological development has dwarfed the world and created a global communication network. The evolution of technology has been so dizzying that culture has changed very rapidly.

The scope of technology has been so wide that it has changed and unified culture globally.

5- Social context

For example, social classes, the economic situation and the governmental state are situations that affect or promote social changes.

In certain cases it is the government itself that seeks a change. This happened in Cuba with the revolution of '53.

Cultural transformations affect different social classes at different levels. The lower classes assume these changes differently, and they are also susceptible to different changes.

The wealthy classes are more conservative. This makes them reluctant to make sudden changes in their lifestyle.

Cultural changes in Mexico

In Mexico the great cultural changes began with the Spanish conquest. When Native Americans were displaced, American history was rewritten.

The imposition of Catholicism meant the repression of ancient customs. But some managed to survive to this day, by mixing with Christian traditions.

An example of this is the celebration of the day of the dead. This holiday has non-Catholic origins, but it was modified to please the missionaries and for this reason it could be preserved.

It currently represents one of the largest Mexican celebrations, and one of the most famous in the world.

Cultural evolution

The term evolution means the change from one state to another. According to this definition, some consider that it is not correct to apply this term to cultural changes.

The argument is that cultural changes do not represent an absolute transformation, but are small changes that, in sum, represent a great change.

On the other hand, the term evolution is associated with positive transformations. When something changes to a higher state it is because it has evolved.

Regarding cultural changes, it is subjective to claim whether they are positive or not. So this concept applied to culture is considered inappropriate.

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