SOCIAL CHANGE AN AL CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CULTURE OF PRODUCTION AND SUMPTION IN THE EGYPTIAN VILLAGE

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Institute of Environmental Research and Studies, Ain Shams University

2 Faculty of Arts, Menofia University

Abstract

The social change is one of the human characteristics in different ages and societies. The social change refers to changes in the social system of the society, which may include the changes in nature, social institutions, social behavior or social relations. some of change aspects we try to monitor through this study is the social change and its impact on the culture of production and consumption in the Egyptian village, i.e. identify the aspects of change emerged in the forms of production and consumption in the village by clarifying variables such as age, social status, income level, educational status, housing status of the respondents, to recognize the most important reasons for the decline in production versus consumption. The study aims to identify the most important changes occurred in the culture of production and consumption in the village. The study focused on housewives as they are the main component in the household production for food and clothing. The study sample consisted of 208 individuals whose educational and social levels differed and their incomes varied. The study relied on the social survey by sample for a group of housewives in the village. In the collection of data, the researcher used the questionnaire tool to determine the extent of the change in household production and consumption for food and clothing as one of the consumption aspects. The study found several findings that showed the decline in production in favor of consumption and the innovation of new forms of consumption.

Main Subjects