Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Richard Scase
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015-06-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317536975

Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the development of social structures. This book, first published in 1977 and based on a selection of eleven papers given at a conference of the British Sociological Association, focuses upon aspects of continuity and change in modern society, comparing and contrasting dimensions of class, cleavage and control in capitalist and socialist societies. This book is key reading for students of both sociology and business studies.

Industrial Societies (Routledge Revivals)

Industrial Societies (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Richard Scase
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2015-06-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317539184

This book, first published in 1989, addresses an issue that stood at the centre of sociological concern – the changing character of industrial societies. The authors examine the nature of the industrialization process, in terms of its impact upon and development within both state socialist and capitalist societies. Is ‘industrialism’ a constant phenomenon within both kinds of society, or are distinctive differences apparent? In the 1960s, it did seem that economic growth and technological change were producing similarities in social structure between the different socio-political systems; it now appears however that the crisis that have developed during the 1980s how illustrated their contrasts. Through the analysis of this trend in the West, in Eastern Europe and in China the authors clarify central issues for the student of sociology: The changing character of national states, organized labour, stratification systems and class relationships Processes of social integration, cohesion and control The extent to which dominant groups are able to sustain social and economic privileges in different socio-economic systems The changing pattern of work and employment relationships The nature of class, gender and ethnicity as sources of socio-economic division

The Economics of the Industrial Revolution

The Economics of the Industrial Revolution
Author: Joel Mokyr
Publisher: Government Institutes
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780865981546

In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have addressed many perplexing questions about the Industrial Revolution in all its aspects. Understandably, economics has become the focal point for these efforts as professional economists have sought to resolve some of the controversies surrounding this topic. This collection contains ten of the best articles written by economists on the subject of the Industrial Revolution ... Among the questions discussed are the causes for the pre-eminence of Britain, the roles of the inputs for growth (capital, labor, technical progress), the importance of demand factors, the relation between agricultural progress and the Industrial Revolution, and the standard of living debate. The essays demonstrate that the application of fresh viewpoints to the literature has given us a considerable new body of data at our disposal, making it possible to test commonly held hypotheses. In addition, this new data has enabled economists to apply a more rigorous logic to the thinking about the Industrial Revolution, thus sharpening many issues heretofore blurred by slipshod methodology and internal inconsistencies.-- Back cover.

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Richard Scase
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781138842632

Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the development of social structures. This book, first published in 1977 and based on a selection of eleven papers given at a conference of the British Sociological Association, focuses upon aspects of continuity and change in modern society, comparing and contrasting dimensions of class, cleavage and control in capitalist and socialist societies. This book is key reading for students of both sociology and business studies.

Markets and Manufacture in Early Industrial Europe (Routledge Revivals)

Markets and Manufacture in Early Industrial Europe (Routledge Revivals)
Author: MAXINE Berg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2014-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317952294

This edited collection, first published in 1991, focuses on the commercial relations, marketing structures and development of consumption that accompanied early industrial expansion. The papers examine aspects of industrial structure and work organisation, including women’s work, and highlight the conflict and compromise between work traditions and the emergence of a market culture. With an overarching introduction providing a background to European manufacturing, this title will be of particular interest to students of social and economic history researching early industrial Europe and the concurrent emergence of a material, consumer culture.

Professions and Power (Routledge Revivals)

Professions and Power (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Terence J. Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315471361

First published in 1972, this book rejects as inadequate the ‘trait’ and ‘functionalist’ theories of the professions and instead presents an alternative framework to analyse the contemporaneous occupational change in industrial societies. The author describes how occupational specialisation creates varying degrees of social distance between producers and consumers of goods or services, thus several institutions of control social have developed — collegiate, corporate or oligarchic patronage, mediative. The author looks at the social conditions necessary for the development of these methods of control and the apparent decline of professionalism in both developed and undeveloped societies.

Social Democracy in Capitalist Society (Routledge Revivals)

Social Democracy in Capitalist Society (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Richard Scase
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317234413

First published in 1977. This book considers the nature of industrial society, contemporary capitalism and the impact of political ideas on social structure. These ideas are discussed by reference to the impact of social democracy on the structure of capitalist society in a comparative analysis of Britain and Sweden — including an interview survey of industrial workers socio-political attitudes. The study is concluded by a general discussion of the role of social democracy in capitalist society. It is argued that the development of social democracy generates ‘strains’ which, in the long term, question the legitimacy of capitalism among industrial manual workers.

Politics and Social Insight (Routledge Revivals)

Politics and Social Insight (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Francis Castles
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2009-07-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135195609

First published in 1971, this is a clear, straightforward introductory discussion of the importance of sociological knowledge, and particularly sociological theory, for the understanding of political life. The topics covered include sociology and the discipline of politics, the elementary forms of political life, and the relationship between theory, evidence and insight. Francis Castles also looks at functionalism and the analysis of conflict as sociological meta-theories, and at the idea of anomie and the theory of mass society. The book should be of prime interest to students of politics and to students of the social sciences in general.

Industrial Networks (Routledge Revivals)

Industrial Networks (Routledge Revivals)
Author: B Axelsson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2016-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317244591

First published in 1992, this volume brings together contemporary studies and reviews the research which established the study of networks as an area in its own right. By looking at the foundations of industrial networks and analysing network methodology and modelling, this book offers an integrated and coherent approach to the whole area. Covering small group analysis, network change processes and implications for business strategy, and presenting new ways to exploit inter-organisational relationships in the face of change, it tackles key issues with important implications for the future. This book will be of interest to students of economics and business.

Memories of Class

Memories of Class
Author: Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher: Routledge/Thoemms Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: