
Readings in Social Evolution and Development
The Commonwealth and International Library: Readings in Sociology
- 466 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Readings in Social Evolution and Development
The Commonwealth and International Library: Readings in Sociology
About this book
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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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Readings in Social Evolution and Development
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I: Theories of Social Change
- PART II: Directionality of Change— The Problem of Evolution
- PART III: The Major Trends of Change in Contemporary Setting
- Biographical Notes