The Morphogenetic Approach

The Morphogenetic Approach is a way of understanding how societies and cultures change over time. It emphasizes that social formations—like institutions, norms, and identities—are shaped by ongoing interactions and conflicts rather than static structures. Change occurs through processes of social transformation driven by people's actions, ideas, and relationships. This approach highlights the dynamic nature of social life, seeing societies as continuously evolving systems influenced by historical and cultural contexts, rather than fixed or predetermined. In essence, it focuses on how social identities and structures develop and shift through collective human activity.