Readings in Social Evolution and Development
The Commonwealth and International Library: Readings in Sociology
Published on 22. October 2013
466 pages
978-1-4831-3786-5 (ISBN)
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Readings in Social Evolution and Development presents a collection of articles on a specialized aspect of sociology, or social psychology. The book starts by describing social change and development and the role of institutionalization, individual behavior, and role performance on such change and development. The text also discusses the basic problems of evolutionary perspective in sociology and studies of development and modernization. The theories of social change, the problem of evolution, and the major trends of change in the contemporary setting, such as changes in the industrial societies and alternative courses of political development in the new states are also encompassed. Sociologists and social psychologists and students taking sociology courses will find the book useful.
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Social Change and Development Part I Theories of Social Change Social Change The Marxist Theory of Social Development Some Considerations on the Theory of Social Change A Reconsideration of Theories of Social Change The Termination of Conflict Part II Directionality of Change-The Problem of Evolution Legal Evolution and Societal Complexity The Study of Evolution Evolution, Function, and Change Religious EvolutionPart III The Major Trends of Change in Contemporary Setting A. Changes in Industrial Societies Democracy and Industrialization The Socio-cultural Development up to the Present Time and Our Place in It B. Social Change, Modernization, and Development Political Development in the New States-Alternative Courses of Political Development The Transition to a Mass Democracy in Argentina Sociology of Development Socio-cultural Unbalance and Modernization in the Underdeveloped Countries Political Development in the New States-The Will to be Modern Breakdowns of Modernization Biographical Notes
