social change

Predicts the pace of environmental change during the next thirty years and the ways in which the individual must face and learn to cope with personal and social change.

This book explains how history has shaped changes in gender roles, how gender roles influence people's lives, and how people can cope with gender-bias challenges in education, sports, and social activities.

Examines the evolution of taste levels and cultural stratification in the United States over the course of the twentieth century.

Traces the author's journey from a group home resident to the CEO of a non-profit organization that through the efforts of a million volunteers has constructed more than 2,000 safe playgrounds for children.

Explores the changes in family structure and interaction in present-day society.

Looks 200 years into the future and imagines that our current civilization has fallen apart by then, just as great civilizations of the past have collapsed.

Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.

This atlas covers issues of social relevance in today's world, such as national independence, third world debt, crime, disease, and health.