Originally published in 1974 Sociology and Development are a selection papers from the British Sociological Associations conference on development. The book combines both theoretical discussion and empirical material drawn from both urban and rural areas in Africa, Latin America, China, the USSR and Great Britain, as well as from specific studies on the mass media and the health services. Above all, the papers contribute to a greater understanding of reality in dependent, less developed societies, and so modify some of the over-simplifications introduced by the sweeping vision of the new theorists.
Contributors Introduction Part I: Marxism and Development
1. Mao
Tse-Tungs Strategy for the Collectivization of Chinese Agriculture: An
Important Phase in the Development of Maoism
2. Neo-Marxist Approaches to
Development and Underdevelopment Part II: Class
3. Political Consciousness
Among the Ibadan Poor
4. Industrial Protest in Nigeria Part III: Marginality
5. Low-Income Urban Settlements in Latin America: The Turner Model
6.
Differentiation Among the Urban Poor: An Argentine Study Part IV: Dependence
7. Mass Communication and Social Change: The Imagery of Development and the
Development of Imagery
8. The Sociology of Health Dilemmas in the
Post-Colonial World: Intermediate Technology and Medical Care in Zambia,
Zaire and China
9. The Highlands of Scotland as an Underdeveloped Region Part
V: Perspectives on the Future
10. The Rising Waves of Emancipation from
Counterpoint Towards Revolution
11. The Industrializing and the
Post-Industrial Worlds: On Development and Futurology Name Index Subject
Index
Emanuel de Kadt, Gavin Williams
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