Because these terms enjoy wide usage in contemporary sociology and are general and inclusive, they seem preferable to more specific terms such as "evolution" "progress," "differentiation," or even "development," many of which evoke more specific mechanisms, processes, and directions of change. Those who organized the conference on which this volume is based-including the editors-decided to use the terms "social change" and "modernity" as the organizing concepts for this project. Haferkamp is grateful to Angelika Schade for her fruitful comments and her helpful assistance in editing this volume and to Geoff Hunter for translating the first German version of parts of the Introduction Smelser has profited from the research assistance and critical analyses given by Joppke. Smelser, editors Social Change and Modernity. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1992 1991. Preferred Citation: Haferkamp, Hans, and Neil J.
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