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| Group Dynamics | 3 |
| Interaction Process Analysis | 3 |
| Social Change | 3 |
| Social Psychology | 3 |
| Change Agents | 2 |
| Social Action | 2 |
| Sociology | 2 |
| Adoption (Ideas) | 1 |
| Aspiration | 1 |
| Bibliographies | 1 |
| Diffusion | 1 |
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| American Behavioral Scientist | 3 |
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Peer reviewedZaltman, Gerald; Lin, Nan – American Behavioral Scientist, 1971
The basic dynamic core of social change, the adoption and diffusion processes, evolves around an innovation. The tendency to adopt an innovation related to communicability of the innovation, its compatibility with other practices, its publicness, and the reversibility of its effects. (Author)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Bibliographies, Change Agents, Diffusion
Peer reviewedMorrison, Denton E. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1971
To explain social change, one must know not only about the aspiration level of individuals or about the resources available in the environment, but the coordination over time, of these two elements in relation to each other. (Author)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Disadvantaged, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedKotler, Philip – American Behavioral Scientist, 1971
A framework involving five elements--cause, change agent, change target, channel, and change strategy--provides a useful framework for social action analysis. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Models
