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Dis1_replies.docxDrew Von Zweck
YesterdayAug 25 at 12:07pm
Cultural expression is really one of the most powerful ways to mobilize and unify society towards social change. Cultural expression is necessary to express pride, concerns, or any feelings one has about their nation. Without the ability to express ones ideas and roots to their culture, their message becomes much less powerful and relatable. Essentially in order to appeal and to connect to others, people must be able to represent that culture well and allow everyone to feel a sense of belonging and pride. Cultural expression allows for this sense of community that is so important for achieving social change. It is much more difficult to change someones mind when they feel that they are not deeply connected to those pushing for change, or share the same cultural background.
A good example of this is in the Cuban revolution, when cultural expression and art exploded as people began to appreciate the power of art and expression and learn how to achieve change through it. The rise of women's rights shows a clear example of how cultural expression was used to promote change. The message of women's rights was embedded into different art forms that not only sought to unify Cubas people but to educate them and show them feminist ideas and issues. This was much more powerful than if the movement sought to separate itself from cuban culture and not include itself or pay respect to its roots in that nation.
Collapse Subdiscussion Jodi Lo
MondayAug 24 at 10:17pm
Cultural expression play a role in changing people's minds and promoting social change in many different ways. First way defined as people changes their minds due to their own beliefs and thinking, thus, promoting social change. A sociological definition of social change would refer to a “change” of behavior such as family, religion, and so forth. Cultural express can be effected in people’s minds because it gives others the differentiation of looking through different ways of living, beliefs, or even moral. In addition, when society develops greater and greater inclusivity and efficiency, it will beneficently becomes increasingly complex. Cultural expression can provide self-expression by both psychological and physical aspects that cannot be replace.These findings provide evidence of the psychological consequences of the foundational cultural views rooted in historical and institutional practices in particular cultures.
Another social change will be due to pressure and the willingness to pursue a better future. Due to domination and exploitation, people were being forced to change their behavior by groups that are economically and politically more powerful. Cultural expression plays a role in which values and outcomes influence each other, but at the same time it will create conflict and formed a disparate groups. However, social change requires an enormous investment of energy to break pervious patterns of behavior and form new ones. Change is triggered when the demand of opening up of a new opportunity appeared, then the social energy will followed up to face severe challenge. In this point, different cultures meet and blend, explosive energy for social evolution will began. The chance that gives individual the opportunity to determine their own and their society’s needs. Cultural expression incorporates public concerns in developing social policy and economic initiatives.
