This edition of Social Change has been thoroughly updated and revised.
This book is a companion piece to Sheldon and Moore's Indicators of Social Change.
This book draws on stories of committed social changemakers to uncover effective principles and practices for social change, distilling a timely set of lessons on how connection, context, and power sit at the heart of the change process.
This book of readings is designed as a supplement to a general social change or specific social movement text. It is thus intended as an important first contribution to bridging the intradisciplinary gap in sociology.
"Ways of Social Change is very readable and has great discussion questions and suggested activities. It is one of the few books where I have had students volunteer praise for the book!
This landmark volume reveals: The underlying assumptions that support our understanding of social entrepreneurship Findings and recommendations for steering the conversation on social breakthrough Three powerful, often neglected drivers of ...
Finally, this book examines the roles of funders such as impact investors, philanthropic foundations, and international aid agencies, laying out how they can best enable meaningful performance measurement.
It also looks at citizens’ rights and inequality in connection to social movements and change. The book features global perspectives and examples throughout.