Social Change (Sociology and Society) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631233113 ISBN 13: 9780631233114

Publisher: Open University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This textbook introduces debates about the nature and meaning of social change, offering a new way of thinking about the processes of change, and reconsidering the roles played by time and space.

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• Introduces students to debates about social change.
  
• Presents an original and in depth interpretation of social change.
  
• Includes readings that present a wide range of international case studies.
  
• Develops students' skills of textual analysis.
  
• Forms part of a four-book series on sociology and society.

For more information about this book and the Sociology & Society series, visit the accompanying website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ou

About this title

Book Description:

This textbook introduces debates about the nature and meaning of social change. The authors offer a new way of thinking about the processes of change, reconsidering the roles played by time and space. The particular changes explored range from radical transitions from one kind of society to another, to less dramatic shifts in social interaction and social organisation. The text is thoroughly up-to-date, covering in detail the transformations in social relations associated with post-colonialism, the information society, city life, new communication forms, intimacy and governing the self. Each chapter is written by an author well known in their field and supported by readings that present a wide range of international case studies. These readings encourage students to engage with social and cultural documents as evidence of social change, developing their critical and analytical skills.

About the Author:

Tim Jordan is Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University. He is the author of Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet (1999) and co-editor of Storming the Millennium: The New Politics of Change (1999). He is co-founder and editor of the journal Social Movement Studies: The Journal of Social, Political and Cultural Protest.

Steve Pile is Senior Lecturer in Geography at The Open University. He is the author of The Body and the City (1996) and the co-editor of City Worlds (1999) and of City A-Z (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0631233113
• ISBN 13: 9780631233114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Tim Jordan, Steve Pile