Overview

For most of the 20th century, modernity has been characterized by the formalization of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal bureaucracy and finance. As we enter the new millennium, however, it becomes increasingly clear that it is only by stepping outside these formal structures that trust and co-operation can be created and social change achieved. In this book, the author argues that only the society that achieves an appropriate balance between the informality and formality of interaction will find itself in a position to move forward to further democratization and an improved quality of life.

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The most interesting and useful part of (Misztal's) argument is her conception of informality itself... The book's intriguing, microlevel conceptualization of the role of informality in social life is accompanied by macrolevel story of how the modern relationship between formality and informality has been generated historically. -Contemporary Sociology

The most interesting and useful part of (Misztal's) argument is her conception of informality itself... The book's intriguing, microlevel conceptualization of the role of informality in social life is accompanied by macrolevel story of how the modern relationship between formality and informality has been generated historically. <br>-Contemporary Sociology <br>

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Misztal, Barbara

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