Social aspect - Society is becoming less traditional and more modern. In contrast to the traditional caste-based society, social status is largely determined by accomplishments rather than birth. If there is any social discrimination, it is based on an individual's acquired characteristics rather than their birthplace. Family structures are no longer as authoritarian or as large as they once were in the traditional joint family. It is a small family, nuclear in character, and democratic in nature, as most metropolitan families nowadays appear to be. There are no religious hierarchical divisions in society. Cultural aspect - Individualistic, materialistic, and profit-oriented attitudes characterize people in industrialized cultures. The purpose of people is to maximize their achievements. With societal development, nationalism and pluralism emerge. Traditions and customs deteriorate. In the areas of social interaction, food, clothing, and housing patterns, the rate of change is quickening. Food habits are shifting toward a more metropolitan and continental style. Political aspect - In both developed and developing countries, democracy is the most popular political system. Except for a few nations such as Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan, which do not qualify as sound democracies, the majority of countries throughout the world enjoy democracy in some form. Modernization and development was the name given to the type of social process that began with the Renaissance, and the earliest and most extreme form of social change that occurred during the period was the separation of the Church from the polity and the establishment of democracy in its place.