Paula Donnelly Roark

Fearless Change and Social Action in Difficult Times (eBook, PDF)

Exploring Sociological Insights for Social Transformation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Offering significant contributions to sociology and social theory, this book promotes an understanding that societal change is rooted in social power and cultural shifts. Inclusive in its presentation, students, professors, NGO professionals, volunteers, activists, and interested observers will find this book of high interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040148433
• Artikelnr.: 72286750

Autorenporträt

Paula Donnelly Roark is a social science researcher, writer, and activist. She previously served as Senior Social Scientist at the World Bank, Director of Research and Evaluation at the African Development Foundation, and as an advisor to the United Nations' UNICEF, UNDP, and British government aid. She is the author of Social Justice and Deep Participation: Theory and Practice for the 21st Century (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I: Investigating the Four Ancient Wrongs
2. Injustice: The Malice of Racism
3. Injustice: The Oppression of Gender
4. Injustice: The Invisibility of Class
5. Endless War
6. Suffering of Poverty
7. Planet Plunder
Part II: Activating Social Power
8. Why Social Power?
9. What We Say Is Not What We Do
10. Our Worldview No Longer Fits Reality
11. Solving the Unsolvables
Part III: Culture Shift Action
12. Exiting the Circle of Indifference
13. Deep Participation Practice
14. Organizing for Culture Shifts

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1. Introduction

Part I: Investigating the Four Ancient Wrongs

2. Injustice: The Malice of Racism
3. Injustice: The Oppression of Gender
4. Injustice: The Invisibility of Class
5. Endless War
6. Suffering of Poverty
7. Planet Plunder

Part II: Activating Social Power

8. Why Social Power?
9. What We Say Is Not What We Do
10. Our Worldview No Longer Fits Reality
11. Solving the Unsolvables

Part III: Culture Shift Action

12. Exiting the Circle of Indifference
13. Deep Participation Practice
14. Organizing for Culture Shifts

Rezensionen

This book addresses current societal challenges such as injustice, poverty, war, and climate change. The conceptual and methodological issues that form the basis for this book are centered around the idea that societal challenges require a culture shift and a collective change of consciousness. The author argues that developing awareness in participatory groups is key to creating new positive realities and social movements. In this, it offers a unique and significant contribution no other text currently on the market cover. It will be a must-have for students, activists, and organizers who want to make real and lasting change.

Christopher Pieper, Senior Lecturer of Sociology, Baylor University

This book offers a vital contribution to the subject of sociology by promoting an understanding that societal change is rooted in cultural and consciousness shifts. The author's approach to examining the depth of societal issues through the lens of social and cultural human connections proposes an innovative pathway to address contemporary challenges. This can be especially significant for students, who are often at the forefront of social movements and are looking for more profound theoretical and practical frameworks to make sense of and impact their world.

James Stobaugh, Associate Professor of Sociology, Arkansas Tech University

We need this book more than ever! In a time of intense political and cultural polarization, Donnelly Roark enters the fray not as another contentious voice but as a cultural healer. Confronting directly what she calls the "four ancient wrongs" of injustice, endless war, poverty, and climate crisis, she offers a truly novel analysis of both the root causes and the solutions to these wrongs. The analysis turns traditional sociological analysis on its head and starts with belief systems, cultural change, social solidarity, mutual trust, and deep participation as keys to institutional change.

Stephen Valocchi, Professor of Sociology, Trinity College, author of Social Movements and Activism in the USA (Routledge)

A lively book that analyses the intersections of injustice and offers tools for transformation. Based on a lifetime of international experience working for social justice, Donnelly Roark proposes a way forward.

Lesley J. Wood, Associate Professor of Sociology, York University