Characteristics of social change

1. Social Change can be every where
2. differ from society to society 
3. Social Change is a continuous process
4. Programmes and policies  of social change may be followed keeping in mind a particular pattern or it can be done without any set pattern.
5. Social change may sometimes takes year to produce result or sometimes we see an  immediate change.
6.  Prediction of social change is not possible.
7. Social change is a community action
8. Social change is a consequence of composite factor 
9. Social change is never permanent 
10. Social change is a result of community dialogue and participation of those who require social change 
11. Social change require  three elements to occur 1. Catalyst/stimuli , 2.Community dialogue, 3. Community action.