Movement outcomes and dimensions of social change: the multiple effects of local mobilizations
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Social movements are usually measured a success or failure based on how they achieve the goal set at the beginning when the actual impact is usually multidimensional. The impact of a social mobilization against a landfill in central New York state, for example, was felt on the individual, community and macro structural level as well as within the mobilization organization itself. Even when the stated goal is not achieved, concessions to address citizen concerns and social networks developed during the mobilization can be long-term, positive effects of the mobilization.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 1997
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The logic of practices in Pierre Bourdieu
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A comparative critical approach is proposed to the terms in which Pierre Bourdieu formulates the theory of practices and the theory of social change. The analysis leads to a consideration of a vital difference between the terms in which Bourdieu analyzes and explains social practices, and those he employs when depicting the conditions under which social change is possible.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006
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Sexualities, gender and ageing: Resources and social change
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A study explores the material, relational and cultural dynamics that shape the diverse life experiences of older non-heterosexual women and men. It indicates the interaction of sexuality, gender and age in influencing the experiences, and reveals the uneven implications of social change for agency in relation to gendered ageing.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2007
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