ABSTRACT

For one semester junior/senior and beginning-level graduate courses in Social Change. An introduction to social change that highlights theories on key topics including social change, innovation, social movements, and revolutions. Exploring Social Change: America and the World 6e is a comprehensive introduction to social change. The last part of the book shifts explicitly to the global level to analyze population and environmental issues and globalization. Within this framework, the book discusses topics about change and its problems familiar in sociology and social science.

chapter 1|12 pages

By Way of Introduction

chapter 2|30 pages

The Causes and Patterns of Change

chapter 3|23 pages

Social Theory and Social Change

chapter 4|17 pages

American Social Trends

chapter 7|27 pages

Social Movements

chapter 9|40 pages

Revolutions

chapter 10|31 pages

Technology, Innovation, and Networks

chapter 11|31 pages

Creating Change

chapter 13|31 pages

Society, Environment, and Change

chapter 14|27 pages

World Futures