TY - BOOK ID - 30509392 TI - Societal dynamics and fragility : engaging societies in responding to fragile situations AU - Marc, Alexandre AU - World Bank. PY - 2012 SN - 1283941546 0821397087 0821396560 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Social planning KW - Social stratification KW - Social groups KW - Civil society KW - Developing countries KW - Social policy. KW - Association KW - Group dynamics KW - Groups, Social KW - Stratification, Social KW - Social development planning KW - Emerging nations KW - Fourth World KW - Global South KW - LDC's KW - Least developed countries KW - Less developed countries KW - Newly industrialized countries KW - Newly industrializing countries KW - NICs (Newly industrialized countries) KW - Third World KW - Underdeveloped areas KW - Underdeveloped countries KW - Social contract KW - Associations, institutions, etc. KW - Social participation KW - Equality KW - Social structure KW - Social classes KW - Planning UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30509392 AB - Today's world is changing at breakneck speed, shaking the very foundations of many societies. Increased mobility through massive urbanization and migration allows people unprecedented access to different cultures and ideas; advanced technologies speed the pace of human interaction; the globalization of communication offers new forms of social relationships that may directly contradict traditional norms for behavior. These changes create tremendous stresses on relationships in societies - affecting the way youth interact with their elders, the way women and men relate to each other, how urban m ER -