Social Change
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From ![]() Social Movements and Countervailing Power in a Time of Empire |
Janet M. Conway | 19 | 2004 | $1.71 Add | |
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From ![]() Social Movements versus the StatePolitical Power Dynamics of Social Change From: Illusion or Opportunity |
Henry Veltmeyer | 19 | 2007 | $3.04 Add | |
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From ![]() Social NetworksThe Politics of Planning: Conference Organizing as an Act of Resistance From: Educating for Action |
This chapter is not about how to build stuffy, compulsory, talkat-you-from-a-podium conferences. Rather, this guide walks you through the process of organizing liberatory gatherings that … | Jenny Grubbs; Michael Loadenthal | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Social NetworksSocial Media and Online Organizing From: Educating for Action |
This chapter provides guidelines for using social media for social change. The first section provides a brief overview of how social media impacts the contemporary world. The second section … | Jeanette Russell | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Standing on the Fence of Division: Through the Eyes of a MinorityFrom: Resist! |
Laura Burrows | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Starting With MePersonal Lifestyle From: Educating for Action |
This chapter focuses on how to use your daily activities to create a more just and ethical world. The chapter stresses the benefits of using your everyday life as a means to your politics. While … | Larry Albert Butz | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() Starting With MeCommunication and Rhetoric From: Educating for Action |
This chapter helps activists improve their communication skills and rhetorical strategies. The two basic skills of speaking and writing are covered in detail. The chapter then outlines various … | Jason Del Gandio | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() Statement from Akwesasne Community OrganizersFrom: Resist! |
Akwesasne Community Organizer | 2 | 2001 | $0.20 Add | |
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From ![]() Step 1: Selecting Behaviors |
Whether you are developing a program to promote water efficiency, waste reduction, watershed protection, energy efficiency, modal transportation shifts, or virtually any other area related to … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 11 | 2011 | $0.11 Add |
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From ![]() Step 2: Identifying Barriers and Benefits |
Uncovering barriers and benefits involves four steps. 1) Begin by reviewing relevant articles and reports. 2) Following this review, carry out observations of people engaging in the behavior you … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 20 | 2011 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies |
This chapter will provide an overview of how to design effective strategies. Developing a community-based social marketing strategy involves addressing two behaviors simultaneously: 1) the … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 4 | 2011 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies – Self-Perception TheoryCommitment: From Good Intentions to Action |
Self-Perception Theory intriguingly suggests that if we can provide opportunities for people to engage in sustainable behaviors conveniently, the very act of engaging in those behaviors will … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 18 | 2011 | $0.18 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies – Norms & Sustainable BehaviourSocial Norms: Building Community Support |
To date too little attention has been given to the significant impact that norms can have upon the adoption of sustainable behavior. If we are to make the transition to a sustainable future, it … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 13 | 2011 | $0.13 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies – Social DiffusionSocial Diffusion: Speeding the Adoption of New Behaviors |
Both the mundane and important decisions of our lives are strongly affected by a process known as social diffusion or diffusion of innovations. In contrast with what nonpersonal sources of … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 11 | 2011 | $0.11 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies – ForgettingPrompts: Rembering to Act |
Numerous actions that promote sustainability are susceptible to the most human of traits: forgetting. Fortunately, “prompts” are effective in reminding people to engage in sustainable … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 12 | 2011 | $0.12 Add |
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From ![]() Step 3: Developing Strategies – CommunicationCommunication: Creating Effective Messages |
Much of human communication involves persuasion. Whether done by a four-year-old or a marketing firm, the aims are the same: to influence our attitudes and/or our behavior. The transition to a … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 21 | 2011 | $0.42 Add |








