Social Change
Over time, movements and events propel one another. Check back for new stories throughout September.
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Social change can seem sudden, as if millions awoke one day to the same realization. But really, scholars say, consensus is constructed through thousands of small acts over generations.
Historian Ana Raquel Minian on Immigrant and Latinx Rights
A story of shifting public sentiment and interconnected economies.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Historian James Campbell on White Backlash
Freedom, justice and equality are too often seen as zero-sum.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Sociologist Matthew Clair on Race and Class in Criminal Justice
It takes more than a movement to transform the system.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Politics Scholar Omar Wasow on Protests, Violence and the Media
How activists tell their stories can help build coalitions, says the Class of ’92 alum and Princeton assistant professor.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Social Psychologist Brian Lowery on Privilege
People separate advantage and disadvantage—even though you can't have one without the other.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Sociologist Forrest Stuart on Urban Policing
Seeing what’s wrong with society when people break the law.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
