Making a Difference: Using Sociology to Create a Better World

About this book

Making a Difference begins with the question that many sociology students often ask: Sociology tells us whats wrong with society but what does sociology say we should do about it? Michael Schwalbe answers this question by drawing on sociologys methods findings and distinct ways of looking at social life. Schwalbe shows readers how social change can be accomplished by taking a sociologically mindful approach to a range of ordinary actions such as listening researching writing organizing empathizing advocating conserving teaching dissenting and imagining. Readers who have ever wondered how to use sociology to make the world a better place will find concrete answers and advice in Making a Difference.