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Social change / Jay Weinstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weinstein, Jay A., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Progress.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (459 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span><span>This introduction to social change covers the momentous and relatively recent changes that have occurred in the human condition, examining not only the major causes and conditions underlying our current situation, but also the main choices and options we face as we strive to shape our individual and collective futures. <br><br>This edition of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Social Change</span><span> has been thoroughly updated and revised. Building on previous editions, the book introduces a social scientific approach to change, discusses the components of change a
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The study of change
- pt. 2. The components of change
- pt. 3. The engines of change
- pt. 4. Change at the macrolevel
- pt. 5. Planned change : making tomorrow's society.
- Notes:
- Prev. ed. published under title: Social and cultural change.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-421) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8185-029-6
- 979-82-16-40177-3
- 1-282-58205-4
- 9786612582059
- 1-4422-0301-3
- OCLC:
- 645653839
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