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Informality Social Theory and Contemporary Practice

By Barbara , Misztal

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
9780203003626, 0203003624
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
907 kB (928977 bytes)
Series
International Library of Sociology
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
274\274
Time added
2019-06-29 13:05:06
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Description

For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised by the formalisation of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear that it is only by stepping outside these formal structures that trust and co-operation can be created and social change achieved. In a brilliant theoretical tour de force, illustrated with sustained case studies of changing societies in the former eastern Europe and of changing forms of interaction within so-called virtual communities, Barbara Misztal, argues that only the society that achieves an appropriate balance between the informality and formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move forward to further democratisation and an improved quality of life.  Read more...

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