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Social Change
Movements, Politics, and Technology

September 2024 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Social Change: Movements, Politics, and Technology is a groundbreaking exploration of social transformation from a conflict theory perspective, offering a deep dive into the historical and sociological analysis of leaders within contemporary social movements. This text-reader is an essential guide for those seeking to understand the dynamics of social change and the role of social actors in shaping the future.
 
Chapter One: Primitive Accumulation: Enclosures, Colonial Conquest, and Enslavement
 
Chapter Two: Indigenous resistance on Turtle Island: Histories of resilience and self-defense
 
Chapter Three: Slavery and Anti-Slavery
 
Chapter Four: Industrialization and the Rise of Unions
 
Chapter Five: Boom and Bust and the New Deal
 
Chapter Six: Imperialism, Cold War and National Liberation Struggles
 
Chapter Seven: Empire and Cold War
 
Chapter Eight: The Black-led freedom struggle
 
Chapter Nine: 'An old world is dying': Struggles of the Long 1960s
 
Chapter Ten: Global Production and Survival Struggles under Neoliberalism
 
Chapter Eleven: The digital revolution and emerging survival struggles

It is written in a clear, lucid style and grabs my attention immediately. Telling the truth about founding fathers and slavery from an Indigenous perspective, giving their rightful place to Black people as agents of history... well, it's about time!

Rose, Kate
Northern Arizona University
Draft Chapter Review

This text goes more in depth about the struggles of black people and provides more examples of institutional racism. This text also covers topics like the second Digital revolution and red baiting which my current textbook does not cover.

Omoregie, Jessica
University of Mississippi
Draft Chapter Review

I love how I don't need to situate a historical context for students when I read the text—it is very clear what was happening in the world at the time, so I can spend more time discussing the topics rather than setting the stage for my students.

Tesch, Brian
Mississippi State University
Draft Chapter Review

The strong critique of Western Civilization as a measure for progress/social change make the text as having a critical approach and that makes it really different from most texts I have used.

Ziwoya, Fletcher
University of Nebraska-Kearney
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Key features
  • A focus on the role of technology in social change, examining how digital tools and platforms are used in contemporary social movements.
  • An analysis of recent social movements, including Black Lives Matter and climate change activism.
  • Recommended primary source texts for each chapter, which instructors may assign to add complexity and detail to the analysis.
  • A feminist, intersectional perspective, identifying social groups or classes in conflict in critical historical and contemporary episodes.
  • Case studies that illustrate critical conflicts, allowing readers to apply and assess theories and processes of social change in action.
  • Learning objectives are provided to help instructors and students set expectations, focus their attention, and assess their learning.
  • Bolded key terms highlight central concepts to build vocabulary.
  • Centers the concrete knowledge of social change practitioners, acknowledging their agency, structural constraints, complexities, contingencies, and idiosyncrasies.

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