Folk theory of social change

Y. Kashima; P. Bain; N. Haslam; K. Peters; S. Laham; J. Whelan; B. Bastian; S. Loughnan; L. Kaufmann; J. Fernando

doi:10.1111/j.1467-839X.2009.01288.x

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Folk theory of social change

Y. Kashima, P. Bain, N. Haslam, K. Peters, S. Laham, J. Whelan, B. Bastian, S. Loughnan, L. Kaufmann and J. Fernando

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol.12(4), pp.227-246

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-839X.2009.01288.x

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Abstract

People have a folk theory of social change (FTSC). A typical Western FTSC stipulates that as a society becomes more industrialized, it undergoes a natural course of social change, in which a communal society marked by communal relationships becomes a qualitatively different, agentic society where market-based exchange relationships prevail. People use this folk theory to predict a society's future and estimate its past, to understand contemporary cross-cultural differences, and to make decisions about social policies. Nonetheless, the FTSC is not particularly consistent with the existing cross-cultural research on industrialization and cultural differences, and needs to be examined carefully.

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Title: Folk theory of social change
Authors/Creators: Y. Kashima (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
P. Bain (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
N. Haslam (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
K. Peters (Author/Creator) - University of Exeter
S. Laham (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
J. Whelan (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
B. Bastian (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
S. Loughnan (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
L. Kaufmann (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
J. Fernando (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
Publication Details: Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Vol.12(4), pp.227-246
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Identifiers: 991005542615507891
Copyright: © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd with the Asian Association of Social Psychology and the Japanese Group Dynamics Association.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.73 Social Psychology; 6.73.447 Racial Identity
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