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The study of social change has long been one of the central interests in sociology. Social Change is a brand-new, full-color resource that considers the various ways in which society and social life change over time, including the development of modernity, urbanization, environmental change, demographic change, and the role of new technologies. Special attention is given to the role of collective action, including revolutions and social movements, in creating social change. This work will help readers understand how social change happens, the consequences of social change, and the role that in

A society is characterized by the common attitudes and behavior of its members. Such behavior reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th century, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued here that this was the result of technological improvement in contraceptives, which lowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to a promiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium matching model. -- Social change ; sexual revolution ; technological progress in contraceptives ; bilateral search

Introduction: Social change in Aegean prehistory -- Pre-Mycenaean pottery shapes of the central Aegean : a new resource in development / Walter Gauss and Michael Lindblom -- The temporal slicing and dicing of Minyan culture : a proposal for a tripartite division of a lengthier Greek Middle Bronze Age and the issue of nomadism at its beginning / Jeremy B. Rutter -- Early Helladic III : a non-monumental but revitalized social arena? / Erika Weiberg -- Reciprocity and exchange relationships : exploring the dynamics of Bronze Age social structures through feasting and hospitality / Daniel J. Pullen -- Domestic architecture : a means to analyse social change on the Bronze Age Greek mainland / Corien Wiersma -- Social change in middle Helladic Lerna / Sofia Voutsaki and Eleni Milka -- Social complexity in late middle Bronze Age and early late Bronze Age Cyclades : a view from Ayia Irini / Evi Gorogianni and R.D. Fitzsimons -- Long-term developments in southern mainland settlement systems from early Helladic to late Helladic times as seen through the lens of regional survey / John Bintli -- Middle Helladic reflections / John F. Cherry

Volume 37 explores the question, what can the emerging discipline of intersectionality studies contribute to our quest to understand and analyze social movements, conflict and change? This collection is part of a continued broadening and deepening of the theoretical contributions of intersectional analysis in understanding social structures and human practices. It lends analytical eye to questions of how race, class, and gender shape strategy and experience in social change processes. It also stretches to include thinking about how analysis of age, religion, or sexual identity can influence the model. The papers contribute to our growing understanding of ways to use the social power analysis unique to the intersectional lens to offer new perspectives on well-researched questions such as group identity development in conflict, coalition organizing, and movement resonance. Through the intersectional lens questions often ignored and populations traditionally marginalized become the heart of the analysis. Additionally, the volume also considers how surveillance and information sharing shape the complex relationship between democratic freedoms and hegemonic governmental systems.

Sociology Reference Guide: The Elements of Social Change -- Contents -- Introduction -- Characteristics of Modernity -- Modernity & -- Progress -- Weber & -- the Rational Society -- Toennies & -- the Loss of Community -- Causes of Social Change -- Modernity & -- the Individual -- Alienation -- Modernity & -- Class Society -- Social Institutions in Postmodern Society -- Progress & -- the Post-Modern Society -- Science & -- Technology in the Postmodern Society -- Cultural Conflict in Postmodern Society -- Postmodernity, Personal Freedom, & -- Social Responsibility.

How does social change influence selfhood? What are the fundamental positions in social theories of the self? This accessible and assured book offers readers a new take on the central question of the relation between the individual and society. It offers a thorough, informed and critical guide to the field. It demonstrates how global economic and employment structures, neoliberal discourse, the role of emotion, irrationality and ambiguity are factors that impact upon the shape and resilience of the self. Anyone interested in the question of identity and its relation to cultural, social, econom

The theory and practice of social movements come together in strategy-whether, why, and how people can realize their visions of another world by acting together. Strategies for Social Change offers a concise definition of strategy and a framework for differentiating between strategies. Specific chapters address microlevel decision-making processes and creativity, coalition building in Northern Ireland, nonviolent strategies for challenging repressive regimes, identity politics, GLBT rights, the Christian right in Canada and the United States, land struggles in Brazil and India, movement-media