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Social movements and global social change

The rising tide

Robert K. Schaeffer

Buch

englisch

Schaeffer, Robert K. (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Rowman & Littlefield

Lanham

2014

271 p.

978-1-4422-1490-3

Includes index

dictatorship
social movements
social change
democratization
migration

Social Movements and Global Social Change teaches students not only about how social change occurs but also about how social movements can contribute to this change. The book links two concepts in sociology that are often related in real life, but that can seem disconnected in traditional approaches to teaching these courses. The book examines different types of social movements, including those often ignored in social change textbooks, such as riots, migration, and disorganized protest. It also looks at citizens' rights and inequality in connection to social movements and change. The book features global perspectives and examples throughout.

Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Social movements and global social change -- The new republic -- The rise of the republics -- Dictatorship and division in the republics -- The democratization of the republics -- The expansion of citizenship in the United States -- Persistent inequalities -- The further expansion of citizenship -- Social movements and global social change -- Aspiring social movements -- Altruistic social movements -- Restrictionist social movements -- Theories and opportunities -- Index -- About the author.

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