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Contemporary Society: Pearson New International Edition

An Introduction to Social Science

John Perry author Erna Perry author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Nov '13

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An integrated social science view of the world

 

This best-selling text emphasizes that social and cultural changes are the pervasive realities of our era.

 

One of the main themes of Contemporary Society is that the transition from an industrial to a post-industrial order in the modern world is fraught with difficulties, as was the transition from an agricultural to an industrial order in an earlier era. Within this framework, we can observe the increasing fragmentation of the social order, which tends to lead people away from community and a common purpose and often invites conflict and disunity. At the same time, countervailing social forces are also at work, providing some stability, some shelter in the storm. Finally, societies are faced with the rapid and transformative power of information technology, a fact that propels separate groups of people into a global entity.

 

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ISBN: 9781292042138

Dimensions: 274mm x 216mm x 17mm

Weight: 1012g

497 pages

13th edition