{"product_id":"social-change-5","title":"Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1981, \u003ci\u003eSocial Change \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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. It focusses on the cardinal aspects of society, and those that have figured most prominently in various theories: the economy, the class structure, the political structure, and the structure of education, as they changed throughout the process of modernization and up to the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into three parts. Part I presents a general discussion of classical and contemporary theories of the advent and maturation of modern society in Western capitalist and non-Western countries. Part II provides a more detailed discussion of modernization and subsequent changes in the Western, capitalist societies. Part III examines alternative social formations—communes and co-operatives. This book will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56288085803352,"sku":"9781032857909","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032857909_e7037c37-beb3-45d5-8d79-518ecdf29cb8.jpg?v=1771668050","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/social-change-5","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}