Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
Table of ContentsPreface.
Social Change: Introduction:Tim Jordan And Steve Pile.
1. Social Change And City Life: Steve Pile.
2. Contesting Times: Conflicting Histories In Post-Colonial Contexts: Tony Bennett.
3. From Industrial To Information Society: Peter Hamilton.
4. New Media And Time–Space Configuration: Hugh Mackay.
5. Up Close And Personal: The Changing Face Of Intimacy: Kath Woodward.
6. The Regulation Of The Self: Mitchell Dean.
7. Totalities And Multiplicities: Thinking About Social Change: Tim Jordan.
Readings In Social Change.
Acknowledgements.
Index.
