Somebody should do something how anyone can help create social change

A novel and scientific approach to creating transformative social change -- and the surprising ways that each of us can help make a real difference. Changing the world is difficult. One reason is that the most important problems, like climate change, racism, and poverty, are structural. They emerge...

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Main Authors: Brownstein, Michael, 1980- (Author), Madva, Alex (Author), Kelly, Daniel R. (Daniel Ryan) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • Note to the Reader - Introduction
  • Part I : The Problem of Either/Or Thinking About Social Change
  • Chapter 1 : You Do You : The Misdirected Individualist History of Climate Activism
  • Chapter 2 : Structural Injustice : Why Conversations About Racism Become Conversations About Real Estate
  • Chapter 3 : Change Against the Machine : Structural Change in the Public Mind
  • Part II : A Better Picture of Social Change
  • Chapter 4 : Hidden Histories of Social Change : People Who Change Systems That Change People
  • Chapter 5 : Unlearning the Habit of Racism
  • Chapter 6 : A Both/And Picture of People
  • Chapter 7 : We Are Each Other's Situation
  • Chapter 8 : Cascades, Loops, and Tipping Points
  • Part III : Putting It into Practice
  • Chapter 9 : Social Movements and Structural Change
  • Chapter 10 : Lighting the Spark : Social Identity, Collective Action, and Making a Difference
  • Chapter 11 : Building the Blaze : Coalitional Politics for Interdependent Individuals12 Facing the Fire : Understanding the Social World in a Both/And Way
  • Chapter 13 : Keeping the Fire Going : The Gloriously Unsexy Work of Implementing and Sustaining Change
  • Chapter 14 : Fighting from Where You Stand : Finding Your Role in Social Change
  • Conclusion : Time Doesn't Tell ; We Tell Time