Introduction Each social change has its own consequences balance. Apart from the positive, negative, progressive or regressive consequences, as the result of the content of a change, there are also negative consequences resulting from the sole fact that it is a change. In case of regressive changes of content origin, the balance is rather negative as it is also subject to the dysfunction of a change as such. Nevertheless, it is also possible for changes of ambivalent balance to occur, as stated by P. Sztompka, "the most striking situation occurs when changes progressive in content, of positive results, have the other negative side due to the fact that they are changes that disturb the balance and status quo, causing discontinuity, questioning the habits and customs (Sztompka 2000: 11).