Exploring Social Change
America and the World
5th Edition
Published on 22. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-13-188498-4 (ISBN)
Description
For one semester junior/senior and beginning-level graduate courses in Social Change.
This introduction to social change focuses on theories that explain social change, innovation, social movements, and revolutions. The last part of the book shifts explicitly to the global level to analyze population and environmental issues and globalization. Within this framework, the book discusses topics about change and its problems familiar in sociology and social science.
This introduction to social change focuses on theories that explain social change, innovation, social movements, and revolutions. The last part of the book shifts explicitly to the global level to analyze population and environmental issues and globalization. Within this framework, the book discusses topics about change and its problems familiar in sociology and social science.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-188498-4 (9780131884984)
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Content
Chapter 1: By Way of Introduction
Chapter 2: The Causes and Patterns of Change
Chapter 3: Social Theory and Social Change
Chapter 4: American Social Trends
Chapter 5: Change in the Settings of Everyday Life: Populations, Families, and
Work
Chapter 6: Economics, Politics, and the American Prospect
Chapter 7: Social Movements
Chapter 8: American Reform Movements and Social Change
Chapter 9: Revolutions
Chapter 10: Technology, Innovation, and Networks
Chapter 11: Creating Change
Chapter 12: The Emerging Global System: Development and Globalization
Chapter 13: Society, Environment, and Change
Chapter 14: World Futures
** The book is divided into 4 major parts:
Part One: Explaining Change
Part Two: Social Change in the United States
Part Three: Processes of Social Change
Part Four: Global Change
Epilogue: Living in a Rapidly Changing World
Chapter 2: The Causes and Patterns of Change
Chapter 3: Social Theory and Social Change
Chapter 4: American Social Trends
Chapter 5: Change in the Settings of Everyday Life: Populations, Families, and
Work
Chapter 6: Economics, Politics, and the American Prospect
Chapter 7: Social Movements
Chapter 8: American Reform Movements and Social Change
Chapter 9: Revolutions
Chapter 10: Technology, Innovation, and Networks
Chapter 11: Creating Change
Chapter 12: The Emerging Global System: Development and Globalization
Chapter 13: Society, Environment, and Change
Chapter 14: World Futures
** The book is divided into 4 major parts:
Part One: Explaining Change
Part Two: Social Change in the United States
Part Three: Processes of Social Change
Part Four: Global Change
Epilogue: Living in a Rapidly Changing World