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Culture, Civilazation, and Social Change.
- Source :
- Sociological Quarterly; Apr62, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p93-106, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 1962
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Abstract
- A genuinely sociological theory of social change is lacking, but the literature of the social sciences abounds with the elements of such a theory. The present paper deals with one of these elements, namely the change from tribalism to urbanism as a major instance of social change. For this purpose the concepts of culture and civilization are examined, and a plea is made to restore the concept of civilization to its rightful place in the vocabulary of sociologists and anthropologists. In doing this, the intention is not to reduce social change to the process of urbanization, but rather to isolate the sociological element which makes for social change within the supersession of a familial by a territorial society, wherever it occurs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CULTURE
CIVILIZATION
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIAL change
SOCIAL sciences
LITERATURE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00380253
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14021096
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.1962.tb01549.x