Against epochalism: An analysis of conceptions of change in British sociology

Cultural Sociology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-238

  Savage, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beck; British sociology; Epochalism; Evolutionary thought; Giddens; History of sociology; Interviews; Social change; Survey methods; Urry

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249201280     PISSN: 17499755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1749975509105532     Document Type: Article

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