Beschreibung:
This text is accessible and informative, acquainting students in the narratives of contemporary social change and teaching the critical thinking skills needed to make sense of the changing world of the 21st century. The question of the book is not: why does social change happen? Rather, it examines five forces that are, and will continue to be, major drivers of social change: science and technology, social movements, corporate power, government actions, and war.
Chapter 1. The Personal Experience of Social ChangeChapter 2. Recognizing Social ChangeChapter 3. Understanding and Explaining Social ChangeChapter 4. Technology, Science, and InnovationChapter 5. Social MovementsChapter 6. War, Revolution, and Social ChangeChapter 7. Corporations in the Modern EraChapter 8. States and Social ChangeChapter 9. Making Social Change