Change, Growth, and Irreversibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2206950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gosta Carlsson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 706-714 |
| Publication date | 1968-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/224564 |
| OpenAlex | W2049731858 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Social change frequently takes the form of growth (or decay) sustained over a long period of time without reversals, or with only a few minor ones. This is true also within the domain of change through individual or small-unit action, here called "discretionary change." The problem of irreversibility can be attacked through a dynamic theory, where "dynamic" means time-regarding. The key concepts used in the analysis are conditional growth, delayed response (or distributed lags), and feedback. Some of the more general consequences for sociological macroanalysis are discussed in the concluding sections of the paper
Action (physics · Computer security · Domain (mathematical analysis · Econometrics · Economics · Key (lock · Mathematical analysis · Mathematical economics · Physics · Positive economics · Unit (ring theory · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Mathematics · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1976 - 2024 (49) |
| Highly cited | No |