Examining Change

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Whitney Sanford
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Intentional Communities ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Risk Regulation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us ◽  
Social Tensions ◽  
Community Ties

Examining change explores some of the social tensions around aging, food, and consumerism that contemporary intentional communities address. The chapter offers a brief historical overview of social change in the US, but focuses on contemporary anxieties that have motivated the formation of more recent intentional communities. While independence is a critical American value, many people crave stronger community ties, especially as they age. Similarly, a newly food-aware U.S. public wants the freedom to experiment with foods such as raw milk, but demands the safety that accompanies regulated foods, demonstrating tensions between risk, regulation, and authority. This chapter outlines why some people want change and how intentional communities are testing solutions to social problems.

FROM ELIZABETH GASKELL’S MARY BARTON TO HER NORTH AND SOUTH:PROGRESS OR DECLINE FOR WOMEN?

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pearl L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
Social Purpose ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mature Work ◽  
North And South

ASSESSMENTS OF ELIZABETH GASKELL’S two novels of social purpose typically conclude that North and South, published in 1855, is a more mature work stylistically and ideologically than Mary Barton, published in 1848. North and South is said to integrate the narrative modes of romance and realism more effectively than Mary Barton (Felber 63, Horsman 284), and to provide a more complicated narrative structure (Schor, Scheherezade 122–23), a more complex depiction of social conflicts (Easson 59 and 93) and a more satisfactory resolution of them (Duthie 84, Kestner 170). North and South is also said to deal with “more complex intellectual issues” (Craik 31). And the novel’s heroine, Margaret Hale, has been seen as Gaskell’s most mature creation — a woman who grows in self-awareness as she adapts to an alien environment (Kestner 164–166) and, unlike Mary Barton, becomes an active mediator of class conflicts (Stoneman 120), the central consciousness that brings together “the lessons of social change and romance” (Schor, Scheherezade 127).1 The reconciliation of these conflicts she inspires through her influence over both mill owner and worker has been praised as a more effective and credible narrative resolution to the social problems depicted in the novel than the reconciliation between mill owner and worker in Mary Barton (David 36).

A tale of complexity

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamilton Coimbra Carvalho ◽  
José Afonso Mazzon ◽  
Joaquim Rocha Santos
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Level Of Aggregation ◽  
High Level

Purpose The purpose of this paper is the development of a framework to address complex social problems. The paper proposes an integrative framework inspired in complexity sciences, using it to explain the demise of cigarettes in recent decades. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the method of system dynamics to represent the complexity inherent in most social ecosystems where social marketers operate. Findings The framework identifies the major determinants of complex problems in social ecosystems, giving emphasis to the role performed by endogenous social structures. The paper presents the results of a simulation replicating the evolution of perceived attractiveness of cigarettes in recent decades, highlighting the role of the Surgeon General’s 1964 report in the USA as a catalyst force that accelerated the process of change. Research limitations/implications The limitations derive from the use of the system dynamics method, in particular the high level of aggregation of variables. Implications include the potential for increased cross-fertilization between social marketing and other disciplines concerned with social change. Practical implications The eight elements that compose the proposed framework can be identified or applied to any social ecosystem, helping in the identification of points with high leverage for social change. Social implications Proper understanding of how complex social problems arise is vital to increase the odds of success of social marketing interventions. The paper also highlights common threads in the development of problems in different social ecosystems. Originality/value The paper presents a novel framework for addressing the complexity inherent to the social ecosystems where social marketers operate.

scholarly journals Fikih Sosial (Pendekatan Teori Hubungan Otoritas dan Konflik Sosial Ralf Dahrendolf dan Kajian Kasus Konflik Otoritas Sunni-Syi’ah di Sampang Madura)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Miftahul Ulum
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Social Authority ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Tensions

Ralf Dahrendorf's conflict theory states that the structural changes can be classified on the basis of their extremities and based on their abrupt or unexpected levels. In this case Ralf Dahrendorf admits that his theory of emphasis on conflict and social change is a one-sided perspective of social reality. This is because although the theory of structural functionalism and conflict theory is perceived by Ralf Dahrendorf as a valid perspective in approaching social reality, it includes only a part of the social reality that should be. Both theories are incomplete when used separately, and therefore should be used together, in order to obtain a complete picture of social reality. As an example of case studies, the intra-religious authoritative conflict occurring in Sampang between the Sunni and Shiite schools is a flow rush that has reduced social harmonization among the Sampang and Madurese communities in general, causing intense social tensions. Sociologically, the existence of ulema among the Madurese is not only regarded as a religious elite, but also as a non-formal leader by the Madurese people who are considered to have social authority to determine life and community life.

Social Change and Political Reform in China: Meeting the Challenge of Success

2003 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 926-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Lewis ◽  
Xue Litai
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Political Reform ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Issues

This article discusses how two decades of economic reforms have intensified popular unrest and redefined the composition, interests and political attitudes of China's ever more complex social strata. It then analyses some of the fundamental domestic and international issues facing Beijing in the course of those reforms and the social problems that have accompanied economic growth. The Communist Party has responded to the challenges generated by these problems and been forced to undertake more active political reforms or face an even greater loss of its authority. The article explains how the Party under the slogan the “three represents” cast its lot with the emerging beneficiaries of its economic reforms in the belief that only continued rapid development can mitigate the most pressing social problems and ensure stability.

scholarly journals The social context of well–being

2004 ◽  
Vol 359 (1449) ◽  
pp. 1435-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Helliwell ◽  
Robert D. Putnam
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us ◽  
Community Ties

Large samples of data from the World Values Survey, the US Benchmark Survey and a comparable Canadian survey are used to estimate equations designed to explore the social context of subjective evaluations of well–being, of happiness, and of health. Social capital, as measured by the strength of family, neighbourhood, religious and community ties, is found to support both physical health and subjective well–being. Our new evidence confirms that social capital is strongly linked to subjective well–being through many independent channels and in several different forms. Marriage and family, ties to friends and neighbours, workplace ties, civic engagement (both individually and collectively), trustworthiness and trust: all appear independently and robustly related to happiness and life satisfaction, both directly and through their impact on health.

scholarly journals Rethingking of Islamic Sufism: Sufisme Sebagai Solusi Alternatif Atas Kekerasan Sosial

ESOTERIK ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Moh Muhtador
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Times ◽  
Social Turmoil

<p class="07KatakunciKeywords">This paper examines socialism and mysticism. Social change occurs along with the times. These changes touch the colors and patterns for the journey of modern human life, so that the nature of hidonism, individualism and materialism emerge. Where life is only measured by world achievements. The teachings of religion wrapped in the behavior of classical Sufism still cannot contribute to the social problems that occur. Because the model offered is only limited to the spiritual individual, so it does not touch social problems. Thus, it takes rethingking of soufsime. Reformulating the kesufian doctrines by paying attention to social turmoil and the problems that occur with the goal can provide solutions to social problems. Because Sufism is a doctrine of morality that covers aspects of birth and mind, so Sufism reconstructs the paradigm of Sufism is an urgent need to answer social problems.</p>

scholarly journals Sharpening Our Understanding of Social Problems in Asian Societies: The Roles of Culture and Theory in Socially Engaged Social Psychology

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan B.I. Bernardo ◽  
James H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
The Social

This thematic Special Issue is the second in a five-year series on social psychology of social change that aims to feature the science and practice of interventions for social change. But, current work in the social psychology of social change still focuses on theoretical analysis of social problems; the action-oriented approach to social psychology research is not yet a strong movement in social psychology in the region. This is reflected in the research features in the Special Issue, where only one exemplifies the action research approach. Nevertheless, there is progress towards applying the theoretical lenses and methodological tools of social psychology to develop sharper understanding of particular social problems and the theoretical analysis that draws from close social contextual analysis and from indigenous concepts plays an important role in this progress. Even as we reflect on the challenges for moving towards action-oriented social psychology research, we note how social psychologists in the Asian and Pacific region are focusing their attention on local social concerns.

scholarly journals Threat From the South

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Vanderwoerd
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
State Responsibility ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Religious Expression ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Role Of Religion

Recent advances in the role of religion in social welfare in the USA pose both threats and opportunities for social welfare in Canada. Should Canada emulate or resist the US pattern of increased partnerships between government and religion in addressing social problems? This paper raises three questions for consideration regarding the role of religion and its relationship with government in Canadian social welfare: 1) To what extent does government’s relationship with religion favour particular religious groups over others? 2) To what extent does government’s relationship with religious groups encourage or limit freedom of religious expression for individuals and groups? 3) To what extent does government’s relationship with religion indicate a retreat from state responsibility for addressing social problems? The paper concludes with implications for Canadian social welfare and suggests how the social work profession can respond.

The Social Problems of the Sociologist

1964 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin B. Sussman
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
The Social

THE CONTENT OF THE PROCESS FRAMEWORK FOR THE SOCIAL COMPETENCE FORMATION IN SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (97) ◽  
pp. 202-210
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Bushnaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Process Framework ◽  
Senior Students

Social competence of senior school students serves as their integrative characteristic and acts as the result of education. The formation of social competence in senior students is realized in the school educational environment by means of solving social problems of personal, public and life-futurological content. School educational environment incorporates definite zones which act as incentives to motivate and involve students into the activity of formulating and solving social problems.

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