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Exploring social change : process and context /

"Social change is intrinsic to our social lives and to the study of the social sciences. The interaction of changes within different contexts - economic, political and cultural - shapes our life experience. But how exactly do we define social change, and how can we recognise its significance to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wessels, Bridgette (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
Social change.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Sozialer Wandel.
Table of Contents:
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  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Exploring Social Change
  • 3. Key Periods of Change
  • 4. Exploring Dimensions of Change
  • 5. Everyday Life and Social Change
  • 6. Work, Production and Social Change
  • 7. Social Change and Consumerism
  • 8. The Creative and Cultural Industries
  • 9. Changes in Communication
  • 10. Difference, Diversity and Contesting Power
  • 11. Conclusion.