Consensus Conflict and Change

Release on 1998 | by Margaret Peil

Without waiting for the outcome of the endless negotiations on the demarcation of
the French zone around Diego Suarez , the French navy occupied a broad strip
of land to the south of the port . A second conflict , over the ' exequatur ' ( ' a ...

Author: Margaret Peil
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9966467475
Category: Social Science
Page: 345
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Consensus Conflict and Change

Two very distinguished sociologists here undertake an extensive and comparative examination of African societies from a sociological perspective, addressing the various aspects and agents of transformation. The study is against the background of the transformation of African societies triggered by such factors as dysfunctions within values, beliefs and norms, general economic and political factors, and adjustments due to external forces, particularly new culture and technologies. The issues are examined from the perspective that democratisation, modernisation and globalisation are forces influencing African societies, whilst traditional values and cultures produce a conflict of interest. The chapters cover social organisation, interaction, differentiation, families, education, religion, economic activities, cities, social problems and social change.