Social change

About: Social change is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 61197 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1797013 citations.

Dimensions of Corporate Social Performance: An Analytical Framework:

Abstract: Corporate social responsibility is an elusive concept, but it can be measured and compared within a structural framework and within the cultural context of each organization. Thus, corporate behavior can be analyzed in three specific stages: social obligation, or response to market or legal constraints; social responsibility, or congruence with current social norms and values; and social responsiveness, or anticipation of social change and problems, with development of appropriate policies to meet these needs

Public Goods, Private Goods: The American Struggle Over Educational Goals

Abstract: This article explores three alternative goals for American education that have been at the root of educational conflicts over the years: democratic equality (schools should focus on preparing citizens), social efficiency (they should focus on training workers), and social mobility (they should prepare individuals to compete for social positions). These goals represent, respectively, the educational perspective of the citizen, the taxpayer, and the consumer. Whereas the first two look on education as a public good, the third sees it as a private good. Historical conflict over these competing visions of education has resulted in a contradictory structure for the educational system that has sharply impaired its effectiveness. More important still has been the growing domination of the social mobility goal, which has reshaped education into a commodity for the purposes of status attainment and has elevated the pursuit of credentials over the acquisition of knowledge.

Examining lives in context : perspectives on the ecology of human development

Abstract: Individual Development: A Holistic, Integrated, Model - David Magnusson - Understanding Individual Differences in Environmental-Risk Exposure - Michael Rutter, Lorna Champion, David Quinton, Barbara Maughan, and Andrew Pickles - The Life Course Paradigm: Social Change and Individual Development - Glen H. Elder, Jr. - Social Structure and Personality Through Time and Space - Melvin I. Kohn - Linked Lives: A Transgenerational Approach to Resilience - Phyllis Moen and Mary Arin Erickson - Taking Time Seriously: Social Change, Social Structure, and Human Lives - Duane F. Alwin - Differentiating Among Social Contexts: By Spatial Features, Forms of Participation, and Social Contracts - Jacqueline J. Goodnow - A Bioecological Model of Intellectual Development - Stephen J. Ceci and Helene A. Hembrooke - The Two Sexes and Their Social Systems - Eleanor E. Maccoby - Gender, Contexts, and Turning Points in Adults' Lives - John A. Clausen - Social Ecology Over Time and Space - Robert B. Cairns and Beverley D. Cairns - Authoritative Parenting and Adolescent Adjustment: An Ecological Journey - Laurence Steinberg, Nancy E. Darling, and Anne C. Fletcher, in collaboration with B. Bradford Brown and Sanford M. Dornbusch - Children in Families in Communities: Risk and Intervention in the Bronfenbrenner Tradition - Jeanne Brooks-Gunn - Jobless Ghettos and the Social Outcome of Youngsters - William Julius Wilson - Expanding the Ecology of Human Development: An Evolutionary Perspective - Jay Belsky - Homo Interpretans: On the Relevance of Perspectives, Knowledge, and Beliefs in the Ecology of Human Development - Kurt Luscher - The Bioecological Model From a Life Course Perspective: Reflections of a Participant-Observer - Urie Bronfenbrenner - Developmental Ecology Through Space and Time: A Future Perspective - Urie Bronfenbrenner

New Social Movements In Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract: New social movements are defined as those that have arisen since the late sixties, and include the ecology, gay rights, peace, and women’s movements. This volume provides a cross-national comparison of the development, mobilization, and impact of new social movements in four Western European nations-France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Seeking to move beyond classical theories of collective behavior, this study suggests that social change affects political mobilization indirectly through a restructuring of existing power relations. The authors of this study employ empiricial analysis to demonstrate that the mobilization of social movements is closely linked to conventional politics in the parliamentary and extraparliamentary arenas of each of the countries under discussion.

Social media use in the United States: implications for health communication.

Abstract: Background: Given the rapid changes in the communication landscape brought about by participative Internet use and social media, it is important to develop a better understanding of these technologies and their impact on health communication. The first step in this effort is to identify the characteristics of current social media users. Up-to-date reporting of current social media use will help monitor the growth of social media and inform health promotion/communication efforts aiming to effectively utilize social media. Objective: The purpose of the study is to identify the sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with current adult social media users in the United States. Methods: Data came from the 2007 iteration of the Health Information National Trends Study (HINTS, N = 7674). HINTS is a nationally representative cross-sectional survey on health-related communication trends and practices. Survey respondents who reported having accessed the Internet (N = 5078) were asked whether, over the past year, they had (1) participated in an online support group, (2) written in a blog, (3) visited a social networking site. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify predictors of each type of social media use. Results: Approximately 69% of US adults reported having access to the Internet in 2007. Among Internet users, 5% participated in an online support group, 7% reported blogging, and 23% used a social networking site. Multivariate analysis found that younger age was the only significant predictor of blogging and social networking site participation; a statistically significant linear relationship was observed, with younger categories reporting more frequent use. Younger age, poorer subjective health, and a personal cancer experience predicted support group participation. In general, social media are penetrating the US population independent of education, race/ethnicity, or health care access. Conclusions: Recent growth of social media is not uniformly distributed across age groups; therefore, health communication programs utilizing social media must first consider the age of the targeted population to help ensure that messages reach the intended audience. While racial/ethnic and health status–related disparities exist in Internet access, among those with Internet access, these characteristics do not affect social media use. This finding suggests that the new technologies, represented by social media, may be changing the communication pattern throughout the United States. [J Med Internet Res 2009;11(4):e48]