Eva Etzioni-Halevy

Social Change

The Advent and Maturation of Modern Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1981, Social Change offers a critical review of the main classical and modern theories of social change, and a study of the processes of change in western societies since modernization. Divided into three parts, this book will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of sociology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032857879
• ISBN-10: 1032857870
• Artikelnr.: 70601719

Autorenporträt

Eva Etzioni-Halevy is a Holocaust Survivor. She is Professor Emerita of Political Sociology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has published many academic books and writes Biblical novels. Etzioni-Halevy has previously taught at Tel Aviv University and Australian National University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1 1. The advent of modern society in classical sociology
2. The advent of modern society in contemporary sociology (A): 'mainstream'
and modernization theory 3. The advent of modern society in contemporary
sociology (B): Marxist, neo-Marxist and dependency theory Part 2 4. The
advent and maturation of the modern economy 5. The advent and maturation of
the modern class structure 6. The advent and maturation of the modern
polity (A): the power of governments and ruling elites 7. The advent and
maturation of the modern polity (B): public participation and political
manipulation 8. The advent and maturation of modern education Part 3 9. The
search for alternatives Conclusion