Resources for social change: race in the United States

by James Samuel Coleman

From the dust "Resources for Social Change is a book with both a specific and a general purpose. Its specific purpose is to provide a framework that will aid in describing and implementing the process of gaining resources (power) among blacks in the United States. . . . The general purpose of this book is to introduce a new approach to the theory of social change."

119 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

James Samuel Coleman was an American sociologist, theorist, and empirical researcher, based chiefly at the University of Chicago. He was elected president of the American Sociological Association. He studied the sociology of education and public policy, and was one of the earliest users of the term "social capital." His Foundations of Social Theory influenced sociological theory. His "The Adolescent Society" (1961) and "Coleman Report" (Equality of Educational Opportunity, 1966) were two of the most cited books in educational sociology. The landmark Coleman Report helped transform educational theory, reshape national education policies, and it influenced public and scholarly opinion regarding the role of schooling in determining equality and productivity in the United States.