Social Change

Pareek Udai

IIMA Working Papers from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Research and Publication Department

Abstract: Researchers in the field of Social Change during the last five years have been reviewed. These include researches of change at the macro level and the various factors influencing these. These include also the various theories put forward to explain macro level change, including theories of reference group, migration and mobility, opportunities, motivation, entrepreneurship, education, technological development, social structure, bureaucracy and urbanisation. Factors influencing micro-level change discussed include Expectancy, individual variables, personality, nature of change, change agentry and support systems. Various psychological interventions have been reviewed. Finally, various theories and methodologies in social change are critically discussed, suggesting some improvement in this.

Date: 1976-05-01
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