{"product_id":"theories-of-social-change-raymond-boudon-9780745609508","title":"Theories of Social Change: A Critical Appraisal","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaymond Boudon is one of the best known European writers in social theory today and is also celebrated for his extensive contributions to empirical Sociology. \u003cem\u003eTheories of Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e, now available in paperback, is a classic statement of the position he advocates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoudon provides a wide-ranging and incisive critique of the existing theories of social change in sociology, documenting his ideas with empirical illustrations. He also adds his own distinct and original contributions to the analysis of social change. In his view, social life is in a fundamental sense marked by 'disorder'. Not only are there laws of social life, but patterns of social change continually diverge from the outcomes which social actors attempt to achieve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheories of Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e is concise, clear and accessible; at the same time its level of analysis is highly sophisticated, and its arguments persuasively and impressively documented. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Boudon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745609503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745609508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Raymond Boudon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059618410751,"sku":"9780745609508","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6f2f73f-35dc-48f6-b6cd-4f2baa4b0b99.jpg?v=1685059317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theories-of-social-change-raymond-boudon-9780745609508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}