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Haenfler, R. (2019). Changing the world one virgin at a time: Abstinence pledgers, lifestyle movements, and social change. Social Movement Studies, 18(4). A journal article about how people incorporate social change efforts into broader self-projects.
Kawachi, I., Subramanian, S.V., & Kim, D. (2008). Social Capital and Health: A Decade of Progress and Beyond. Social Capital and Health. New York: Springer. An edited volume of chapters about the relationship between social capital and health in social science research.
Benjamin, A. (2012, March 20). Sociologist urges wider view of the welfare state. The Guardian. An interview with American sociologist David Brady, who believes a strong welfare state is necessary to alleviate poverty.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/mar/20/wider-view-welfare-state
Recommended Videos
Ferguson, C. (2010). Inside Job. Sony Pictures Classics. A documentary about the social change shaped by the 2008 financial crisis.
Kohan, J. (2013). Orange is the New Black. Lionsgate. A television series about the social change stemming from the problem of mass incarceration in the United States.
DuVernay, A. (2015). Selma. Pathé Films. A film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the leaders of the American civil rights movement.
Colmers, E., & Janz, H. (2015). We Regret to Inform You. NFB. A short documentary about a woman with a disability struggling to acquire her benefits from an uncompromising Canadian government.
Recommended Websites
http://www.famou5.ca/the-famous-five-women A web site for a foundation inspired by the Famous Five women who changed Canadian politics, which supports other female nation builders in contemporary society.
https://www.daughtersofthevote.ca/ A web site for a Canadian organization that brings together young women from each of Canada’s 338 federal election ridings to build a vision for Canada with contributions from each woman.
https://www.apathyisboring.com/vote A web site for Apathy is Boring, an organization that is part of a network leading the largest non-partisan voter turnout campaign in Canadian history.