9780710076977 - Concept of Social Change: A Critique of the Functionalist Theory of Social Change (Monographs in Social Theory) de Smith, Professor Anthony D. (1 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: New. First Edition, First Thus. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to softcover. Monograph. An evaluation of theories of social change. In particular, a look at the long dominant functionalist perspective (functionalism) --- a conceptual approach with origins in the works of Emile Durkheim (1858 - 1917), which viewed each part of society as being mutually interdependent, and contributes to the stability of society as a whole. 7 chapters: 1, Functionalism & Social Change; 2, The 'Neo-Revolutionary' Revival; 3, The Stages of Evolution; 4, Modernism & Moderisation; 5, Revolution; 6, Equilibrium & Change; and 7, Evolution & History.