Theories of Social Change - A Critical Appraisal

Now available in paperback, Theories of Social Change presents a classic statement of Boudon's stance in social theory and empirical sociology. Boudon criticizes the theories of social change that dominated sociology between the early 1950s and the late 1970s, and elaborates his own distinctive account. Suitable for academics, students and researchers in sociology, politics, economics and anthropology.

List of contents

Foreword. 1. Theories of Social Change.
2. Individual Action, Aggregation Effects and Social Change.
3. The Laws Governing Change: the Nomological Bias.
4. Structures and Change: the Structuralist Bias.
5. The Search for the Prime Mover: the Ontological Bias.
6. A Well-Tempered Determinism.
7. Giving Disorder its Due.
Epilogue.
Notes.
General Index.

About the author

Raymond Boudon is the author of many other works including The Analysis of Ideology, (Polity Press, 1989).

Summary

Now available in paperback, Theories of Social Change presents a classic statement of Boudona s stance in social theory and empirical sociology. Boudon criticizes the theories of social change that dominated sociology between the early 1950s and the late 1970s, and elaborates his own distinctive account.

Product details

• Authors: R Boudon, Raymond Boudon, Raymond (University of Paris-Sorbonne Boudon, Raymond Boudon
• Assisted by: J C Whitehouse (Translation), J. C. Whitehouse (Translation)
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1991
• EAN: 9780745609508
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-0950-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 226 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 392 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories