Since early times, there has been a sustained interest in observing sociocultural change as a phenomenon in each and every society. In the social sciences, change has been a central issue in describing social dynamics. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Auguste Comte drew up his theory of the three states (theological, metaphysical, and positive) where change appeared as an inevitable and universal process, consubstantial to the growth of the complexity and the structural differentiation of societies. This conception fitted very well with the evolutionist theories, which prevailed in the end of that century, and even with Marxist theory.
According to evolutionism, internal tenseness and adaptation to the environment would make every human group evolve in the same direction, although their rhythms and phases were distinct. However, such theories neglected the empirical evidence that showed the influence of intercultural contact by cultural diffusion and historical particularism....
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Carmona-Zubiri, D., Travé-Molero, R. (2015). Change, sociocultural, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_245-1
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