Culture and social change : transforming society through the power of ideas

• Other Authors: Wagoner, Brady, 1980- (Editor), Jensen, Eric, 1981- (Editor), Oldmeadow, Julian A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2012]
• Series: Advances in cultural psychology.
• Subjects: Culture > Psychological aspects.; Social change.; Social Science > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.; Cultural studies.; Social and cultural anthropology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614981
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-759-6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 343 pages) : illustrations

This book brings together social sciencists to create an interdisciplinary dialogue on the topic of social change as a cultural process. Culture is as much about novelty as it is about tradition, as much about change as it is about stability. This dynamic tension is analyzed in collective protests,...