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... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > approaches to organization theory > economic sociology > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy and economics > economic sociology > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy and sociology > economic sociology > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > economic sociology > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > economic sociology > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > Marxist and neo-Marxist theory > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > politics and government > reform > social reform
... > social science subjects > psychology > developmental psychology > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > alternative education > gifted and talented education > psychology of gifted and talented education > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > social development > social progress > social reform
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > social development and social behavior > social development > social progress > social reform
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > social life > social development > social progress > social reform

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social reform  

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  • Social reform involves acting in the public sphere to bring about change. Reformers in American history have taken up a variety of causes and activist techniques, often informed by religious worldviews. [Source: Encyclopedia of Religion in America; Social Reform]

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