 | J. E. Goldthorpe, John Harold Goldthorpe - 1975 - 340 lapas
...unusual and obviously unstable combination of forces, seems to be the rule, not the rare exception. The great bulk of historical, anthropological, and...institutions of a strongly stabilizing character. In view of those findings the real mystery is how they can escape from equilibrium and develop. The Western experience... | |
 | J. E. Goldthorpe - 1996 - 296 lapas
...limited in scope. Rather, a 'low-level equilibrium' represented the stability of the social system. 'The great bulk of historical, anthropological, and...that social stability and equilibrium is the norm.' The real mystery was how any society can break out of the low-level equilibrium and develop. The western... | |
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Balance, far from being the fortuitous result of an unusual and obviously unstable combination of forces, seems to be the rule, not the rare exception. The great bulk of historical, anthropological, and sociological evidence and thought suggests that... 