Sociology of Change, Underdevelopment and Modernization \ 1-1
Likes have become a central issue of social life for today's people. From music to food, from clothing to holidays, from speech to venue, issues of taste are becoming more and more prominent. Therefore, tastes at the intersection of the individual and the social have more value than ever before in terms of understanding social change. The book in your hand consists of six articles compiled from the seminar series held by the İLEM Specialized Community Working Group in the 2016 Spring term. The articles mainly discuss the social change in daily life through tastes. It is aimed that this work, which will be a fundamental contribution to the field of the sociology of taste, which has recently come to the fore in our country, will be the basis for new discussions.
What is social change?
How do societies change?
What are the main theories explaining change?
What are the main dynamics of change in Turkey?
Social change is a fundamental field that concerns all subjects, concepts and theories of sociology. From the beginning to the present, many explanations about change have emerged in the sociology literature. Understanding the accumulation of these explanations is very important for a sociology student. Understanding change is essential for analyzing the workings of society.
Turkey's social structure is in a rapid and permanent change. Comprehensive and sustained research and new perspectives are needed to understand and explain this change. However, social change has not attracted much attention from sociology in Turkey. The number of theoretical studies, conceptual studies and empirical researches in the field is very few. This work in your hand was written within the scope of Social Structure Research Program to fill such a gap.
This book, which consists of 16 chapters, examines the concepts, theories and approaches related to change in sociology. The topics covered in this book, which is also designed as a textbook, are handled simply and expanded with examples. With the concept explanations, biographies and reading passages added to the chapters, the flow of the book is tried to be relaxed and different windows are opened in the mind of the reader.
How do societies change?
What are the main theories explaining change?
What are the main dynamics of change in Turkey?
Social change is a fundamental field that concerns all subjects, concepts and theories of sociology. From the beginning to the present, many explanations about change have emerged in the sociology literature. Understanding the accumulation of these explanations is very important for a sociology student. Understanding change is essential for analyzing the workings of society.
Turkey's social structure is in a rapid and permanent change. Comprehensive and sustained research and new perspectives are needed to understand and explain this change. However, social change has not attracted much attention from sociology in Turkey. The number of theoretical studies, conceptual studies and empirical researches in the field is very few. This work in your hand was written within the scope of Social Structure Research Program to fill such a gap.
This book, which consists of 16 chapters, examines the concepts, theories and approaches related to change in sociology. The topics covered in this book, which is also designed as a textbook, are handled simply and expanded with examples. With the concept explanations, biographies and reading passages added to the chapters, the flow of the book is tried to be relaxed and different windows are opened in the mind of the reader.