ISBN:
9781526414038
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.4
Schlagwort(e):
Social change
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
From renowned author Ulrike Schuerkens comes an in-depth exploration of social transformations and developments. Combining an international approach with up-to-date research, this book provides a comprehensive introduction perfect for a range of Sociology courses taught at first and second year.
Kurzfassung:
SOCIAL CHANGES IN A GLOBAL WORLD- FRONT COVER -- SOCIAL CHANGES IN A GLOBAL WORLD -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1- SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT(S) IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD -- CHAPTER 2- THE SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF GLOBALIZATION AND LOCALIZATION -- CHAPTER 3- TRANSFORMATIONS OF LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC PRACTICES IN A GLOBAL WORLD -- CHAPTER 4- GLOBALIZATION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY -- CHAPTER 5- TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATIONS AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS -- CHAPTER 6- SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS -- CHAPTER 7- COMMUNICATION, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND GLOBAL SOCIAL CHANGE -- CHAPTER 8- GLOBAL SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- CHAPTER 9- CONFLICT, COMPETITION, COOPERATION, AND GLOBAL CHANGE -- CHAPTER 10- GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: HUMAN AGENCY AND MOBILIZATIONS FOR CHANGE -- CHAPTER 11- FINAL REMARKS: SOCIAL CHANGE IN A GLOBAL WORLD -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
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