social change

Examines the effects of the online revolution created by the Internet, cell phones, and the combination of these technologies, which enable people to work and play anytime, anywhere. Considers the impact on relationships, democracy, privacy, behaviors, and attitudes.

Presents a comprehensive examination of how American youth changed the culture of the 1960s, looking at the civil rights movement, the hippie generation, feminism, and anti-war demonstrators.

Examines how those on the Home Front managed to survive the shortages, bombings, and rationing of World War Two, and describes the resistance movement, victory gardens, war factories, and relocation of children in England during the Blitz.

Describes what life in America was like in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Outlines the skills, resources, and insights necessary to make the world a better place while simultaneously earning a living.

Explains how peer pressure can have a positive impact on society, providing examples of movements that have resulted from peer pressure, and demonstrating how this means of influencing people can be harnessed to accomplish goals.

Explores the impact of the American left on two centuries of politics and culture in the United States, describing abolitionism, early feminism, and the efforts of radicals and idealists in the 1960s and 1970s, and discussing the lasting contributions made by movements that failed to gain full public support.

Presents overviews of sixteen major American social movements, such as the civil rights, women's, gay and lesbian, and global justice movements, describing their histories, doctrines, branches, and goals.

A collection of eleven essays that discuss various viewpoints about the influence of celebrities, covering the impact of celebrity activism on domestic and international affairs, philanthropic motivations, and status as role models.

Examines the ways in which social organizations such as the PTA, church, recreation clubs, political parties, and bowling leagues reflect life satisfaction, and suggests ways to rebuild the quality of American culture by a return to these types of activities.