There will always be emerging issues in our society, and these will be greatly examined by sociologists. The issues of diversity, social change, and globalization seem to be at the forefront today, and are a big influence on social movements all around the world. Lately, there have been uprisings all over the globe for those people who believe they have been oppressed by their unfair governments. Often, this happens in underdeveloped nations who have corrupt governments, economic injustices, little to no civil rights, and so forth; sometimes there is social change, but sadly, a lot of times chaos ensues. For example, the Middle East is still a very unstable region, even though it is clear the people there do want change.
In terms of globalization, we can see how small organizations have an effect on the entire world; we are still dealing with terrorist groups like al Qaeda, which has had a strong impact on the world-effecting travel, and so on. Terrorism and transnational social movements are very prominent nowadays, and are issues that definitely won’t lose steam any time soon. It is the hope that social change will improve these issues that keep many optimistic.
In the U.S., we are dealing with specific social movements that are the result of the growing diversity of the country. Because of this growth in diversity, there have been many movements involving equal opportunity laws. As seen in the past, civil rights movements have helped shape our country, and will hopefully continue to do so. As stated before in a previous post, there will always be change, so we can expect that our society will continue to evolve just as surely as time changes. The issues of social change, diversity, and globalization will forever be around, and it is up to us as a society to create positive outcomes.
