Contemporary Movements and Ideologies introduces the reader to major global social movements. It outlines the basic concepts and theories for the analysis of social movements and provides summaries of the ideas, goals, organization, strategies and social bases of eight major types of movements, i.e., civil rights and human rights, movements of religious faith and women's movements. The book provides a strong historical foundation in which to understand each type of movement. In addition, it examines movements as a response to the modern world and looks at how they are changing to adapt to the "post-modern" era world of globalized markets and cultural diversity.

Contemporary Movements and Ideologies

Garner, Roberta

Religion & Spirituality

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Social change

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Rand McNally College Pub. Co

Contents: 1. An Analytic Introduction; 2. A Descriptive Introduction; 3. The Colonial Era and the First American Revolution; 4. From Perfection to Progress: 1781-1850; 5. The Second American Revolution?; 6. The Era of Unrest: 1865-1900; 7. The Rise of the Modern Capitalist State: 1900-1929; 8. The Rise of the Modern Capitalist State: 1929-1960;and, 9. The 1960s and 1970s.

Social movements in America

Influenced by Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the social sciences, this overview of contemporary theory identifies major themes, charts the impact of social change on theories, acquaints readers with a sample of individual theorists (the "transitional giants" who shaped contemporary theories), explores the impact of contemporary theories on various areas of sociology, and traces how the great social theories of the past are being reinterpreted and incorporated into new theories. The result is an original interpretation of the important role that theory plays both in the real world and in the shaping of an academic discipline.

Changing Theories: New Directions in Sociology

Hancock, Black Hawk

Sociology

University of Toronto Press

This work provides a review essay of social movement theory from the end of World War II to the mid-1990's, focusing primarily on the United States, with some attention to European scholarship as well.  The authors identify three distinct paradigm shifts in the field of social movements. The first period, occurring in the 1940's and 1950's, was characterized by negativity toward social movements, and a tendency to explain them in terms of social psychology. During the second period of the 1960's, social movement theories tended to stress movements as positive, rational undertakings to change structural conditions. During the final period of study, from the 1970s to the 1990s, a fragmentation of movement structure appeared, and thus, the authors theorize, this period could be labeled one of deconstruction.  A more detailed look at the individual social and political movements involved in each of these periods is also provided, including: pro-democracy, human rights, and civil rights; environmentalism; religious movements (especially Christian and Islamic); feminism and women's movements; gay and lesbian movements; conservatives and the New Right; the Left, Nazis, Fascists, neo-Nazis, and ethno-racism; and nationalism and ethno-nationalism.

Social Movement Theory and Research

History

Tenuto, John

Americas

Scarecrow Press

Change and Disruption

Reference

Routledge

This short but thorough guide approaches statistics with a sense of fun and intellectual excitement. Writing in a relaxed and conversational manner, Garner encourages even the most math-aversive readers to think about statistical material in words and to understand formulas in terms of concepts. This discursive approach to math and an insistence on linking concepts, formulas, and empirical examples in a holistic manner allows readers to choose their own routes to learning math-related ideas. 
As a stand-alone text, a self-study manual, or a supplement to a lab manual or comprehensive text, The Joy of Stats offers a unique and versatile teaching tool. A "Math-Refresher" section and self-assessment test offer a concise review of all the needed math background. A "How-To?" section provides short handy summaries of data analysis techniques and explains when to apply them. Each chapter offers key terms, numerous examples--including real-world data--practice exercises and answers, and verbal algorithms as well as formulas. The result is an unrivalled guide for students of social science as well as for practitioners and policy-makers.

The Joy of Stats: A Short Guide to Introductory Statistics in the Social Sciences

Politics & Government

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division

This reader enables students to understand the historical flow of social theory and see how disagreements and confrontations shape theory. As in the first edition, many of the classical articles are paired with contemporary theoretical and empirical studies that illustrate the continuing value of the classical concepts. Garner continues to offer her concise introductions, all of which have been completely revised and updated for this edition.

Social Theory, Volume I: The Formative Years, 2nd Edition

Social Theory, Volume II: Power and Identity in the Global Era, second edition

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