Author:
Weinstein, Jay A., 1942-
Edition Statement:3rd ed.
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.
Descriptionxxv, 431 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Note:Prev. ed. published under title: Social and cultural change.
Note:The social scientific perspective -- Social and cultural evolution -- Population growth and demographic transition -- The heritage and dynamics of culture -- Social structures, systems, and processes -- Social movements : concepts and principles -- Movements and revolutions in context -- The process of technological innovation -- From Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft : the urbanization of the human population -- A world divided -- The market, capitalism, and socialism -- The paradoxes of development -- Democratic planning and applied sociology -- The political economy of globalization.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-421) and index.