Understanding People's Contribution to Social Changes

Learning Resources
Required Readings
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi(dot)org/10.1037/0000165-000
Chapter 8, “Works Credited in the Text”
Chapter 9, “Reference List”
Chapter 10, “Reference Examples”
These chapters describe how to credit sources in APA style
Document: Study Notes: Ten Common APA Points (PDF)
This information from the Walden Writing Center provides basic standards of APA format.
Document: Assignment Sheet: Social Change (Word Document)
This document will be used for your Discussion assignments this week
Assignment 2: You’re the Editor
The APA Publication Manual is an essential reference guide for all students and practitioners in the social and behavioral sciences. The purpose of this Discussion is to assist you in becoming familiar with and applying key parts of the manual. For this Discussion, you will play the role of an editor who must provide feedback to the writer, identifying and correcting flaws in the writer’s use of citations, quotes, and references. How would you make the writer’s work reflect the language of the profession?
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the “Assignment Sheet: Social Change” document (located in this week’s Learning Resources area) that includes quotes, paraphrased information, and reference information without format. Use this document to complete your Assignment.
Assignment Sheet
Week 4
Social Change
1. Several key individuals and ideas that have shaped the philosophy of social change. The first of these is Mahatma Gandhi. According to Kapadia, Gandhi believed that ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action. Gandhi talked frequently about social change and service to others: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Implementing positive social change can be a difficult process. Gandhi was asked why people should not just achieve their goals by any means necessary. He believed that the means are connected to the end. Gandhi wrote: every problem lends itself to solution if we are determined to make the law of truth and nonviolence the law of life. According to Pal, Gandhi influenced many important social change movements and leaders. Some leaders who have acknowledged his influence are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi and Rigoberta Menchu. According to Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi, his grandfather would say: be the change you wish to see.
2. Another world leader who spent most of his life fighting for social change was Nelson Mandela. As described in information related to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline special on Mandela, not everyone is able to see the results of their hard-fought efforts in their lifetimes. Sometimes, they can only lay the groundwork for the next generation. Mandela was able to lead and experience this transformation in South Africa which brought an end to apartheid and now has a constitution that guarantees the rights of all people. According to Mendoza Mandela believed in the importance of changing yourself first and said, one of the most difficult things is not to change society -- but to change yourself. In a message to American youth, Mandela wrote that ending racism in the U.S. means ridding ourselves of hatred toward others.
3. In our country, Dr. King embraced the tenets of non-violence in his leadership within the civil rights movement and enduring philosophy for bringing about social change. He wrote about his those who inspired his philosophy of nonviolent social change and Gandhi was a significant influence. According to Pal, King took a month-long trip to India in 1959 in order to visit the country of his inspiration. The King Center is dedicated to preserving his legacy and provide ongoing support for social change. Based on Dr. King's teachings, The King Center published, Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change. These six steps are: information gathering, education, personal commitment, negotiation, direct action, and reconciliation. In the more than 50 years since Dr. King wrote about his vision for diversity in the U.S. through integration, we are still not close to a truly integrated society.
4. Social change is a founding value and educational goal at Walden University as expressed in the Mission and Vision statements, and incorporated in every course curriculum. The Walden Vision statement reads as follows: Walden University envisions a distinctively different 21st-century learning community where knowledge is judged worthy to the degree that it can be applied by its graduates to the immediate solutions of critical societal challenges, thereby advancing the greater global good. While bringing about social change on either a micro or macro level can be daunting, Mandela was quoted as saying: It always seems impossible until it's done. The teachings of Gandhi, Mandela, King and many others continue to influence new generations of scholars and social change practitioners.
References for Paragraph 1
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making world a better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
B’Hahn, Carmella, 2001. Title of article: Be the Change You Wish to See: An Interview with Arun Gandhi. Journal: Reclaiming Children and Youth, volume 10, issue 1, pp 6-9
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com(dot)ezp(dot)waldenulibrary(dot)org/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=7eb931a4-bc95-4579-8afe-b6a8bc56039e%40pdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=EJ632211&db=eric
Mahatma Gandhi. 1961. Book title: Non-violent Resistance. City: New York Publisher: Schocken Books.
S. Kapadia, (n.d.). Article title: A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: His Views on Women and Social Change. Website: https://www(dot)mkgandhi(dot)org/articles/kapadia.htm
Goodreads. No date. Mahatma Gandhi quotes. Website: https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/11416-the-best-way-to-find-yourself-is-to-lose-yourself
References for Paragraph 2
Frontline. Date: May 25, 1999). Title: The Long walk of Nelson Mandela: Viewers' and Teachers' Guide. Website: http://www(dot)pbs(dot)org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/teach/
Author: Dorris Mendoza Date: December 16, 2013. Article Title: 9 simple ways to keep Nelson Mandela's Legacy alive. Website: http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/2013/12/16/living/keeping-mandelas-legacy-alive/
Author: Mandela, Nelson. Date: February, 1995. Title: A Message from Nelson Mandela to the Youth of America. Journal: Social Education. Volume 59. Issue 2. P. 91.
References for Paragraph 3
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making world a better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
The King Center. No date. Title: Six steps of nonviolent Social Change. website: http://www(dot)thekingcenter(dot)org/king-philosophy
Authors: Andrew Stewart, Joseph Sweetman, & Tiffany Brannon. Date: 2018. Article Title: Reaffirming King’s Vision: The Power of Participation in Inclusive Diversity Efforts to Benefit Intergroup Outcomes. Journal Title: Journal of Social Issues. Volume: 74, Issue: 2, PP. 355-376. Doi Number: 10.1111/josi.12273
References for Paragraph 4
Goodreads. No date. Nelson Mandela Quotes. Website:
https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/36606-it-always-seems-impossible-until-it-s-done
Walden University (2013). Mission and Vision.
http://www(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/about/social-change/mission-and-vision

Assignment Sheet
Week 4
Social Change
1. Several key individuals and ideas that have shaped the philosophy of social change. The first of these is Mahatma Gandhi. According to Kapadia, Gandhi believed that ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action. Gandhi talked frequently about social change and service to others: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Implementing positive social change can be a difficult process. Gandhi was asked why people should not just achieve their goals by any means necessary. He believed that the means are connected to the end. Gandhi wrote: every problem lends itself to solution if we are determined to make the law of truth and nonviolence the law of life. According to Pal, Gandhi influenced many important social change movements and leaders. Some leaders who have acknowledged his influence are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi and Rigoberta Menchu. According to Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi, his grandfather would say: be the change you wish to see.
2. Another world leader who spent most of his life fighting for social change was Nelson Mandela. As described in information related to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline special on Mandela, not everyone is able to see the results of their hard-fought efforts in their lifetimes. Sometimes, they can only lay the groundwork for the next generation. Mandela was able to lead and experience this transformation in South Africa which brought an end to apartheid and now has a constitution that guarantees the rights of all people. According to Mendoza Mandela believed in the importance of changing yourself first and said, one of the most difficult things is not to change society -- but to change yourself. In a message to American youth, Mandela wrote that ending racism in the U.S. means ridding ourselves of hatred toward others.
3. In our country, Dr. King embraced the tenets of non-violence in his leadership within the civil rights movement and enduring philosophy for bringing about social change. He wrote about his those who inspired his philosophy of nonviolent social change and Gandhi was a significant influence. According to Pal, King took a month-long trip to India in 1959 in order to visit the country of his inspiration. The King Center is dedicated to preserving his legacy and provide ongoing support for social change. Based on Dr. King's teachings, The King Center published, Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change. These six steps are information gathering, education, personal commitment, negotiation, direct action, and reconciliation. In the more than 50 years since Dr. King wrote about his vision for diversity in the U.S. through integration, we are still not close to a truly integrated society.
4. Social change is a founding value and educational goal at Walden University as expressed in the Mission and Vision statements and incorporated in every course curriculum. The Walden Vision statement reads as follows: Walden University envisions a distinctively different 21st-century learning community where knowledge is judged worthy to the degree that it can be applied by its graduates to the immediate solutions of critical societal challenges, thereby advancing the greater global good. While bringing about social change on either a micro or macro level can be daunting, Mandela was quoted as saying: It always seems impossible until it's done. The teachings of Gandhi, Mandela, King, and many others continue to influence new generations of scholars and social change practitioners.
References for Paragraph 1
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making the world a better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
B’Hahn, Carmella, 2001. Title of article: Be the Change You Wish to See: An Interview with Arun Gandhi. Journal: Reclaiming Children and Youth, Volume 10, issue 1, pp 6-9
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com(dot)ezp(dot)waldenulibrary(dot)org/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=7eb931a4-bc95-4579-8afe-b6a8bc56039e%40pdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=EJ632211&db=eric
Mahatma Gandhi. 1961. Book title: Non-violent Resistance. City: New York Publisher: Schocken Books.
S. Kapadia, (n.d.). Article title: A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: His Views on Women and Social Change. Website: https://www(dot)mkgandhi(dot)org/articles/kapadia.htm
Goodreads. No date. Mahatma Gandhi quotes. Website: https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/11416-the-best-way-to-find-yourself-is-to-lose-yourself
References for Paragraph 2
Frontline. Date: May 25, 1999). Title: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela: Viewers' and Teachers' Guide. Website: http://www(dot)pbs(dot)org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/teach/
Author: Dorris Mendoza Date: December 16, 2013. Article Title: 9 simple ways to keep Nelson Mandela's legacy alive. Website: http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/2013/12/16/living/keeping-mandelas-legacy-alive/
Author: Mandela, Nelson. Date: February, 1995. Title: A Message from Nelson Mandela to the Youth of America. Journal: Social Education. Volume 59. Issue 2. P. 91.
References for Paragraph 3
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making the World a Better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
The King Center. No date. Title: Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change. website: http://www(dot)thekingcenter(dot)org/king-philosophy
Authors: Andrew Stewart, Joseph Sweetman, & Tiffany Brannon. Date: 2018. Article Title: Reaffirming King’s Vision: The Power of Participation in Inclusive Diversity Efforts to Benefit Intergroup Outcomes. Journal Title: Journal of Social Issues. Volume: 74, Issue: 2, PP. 355-376. Doi Number: 10.1111/josi.12273
References for Paragraph 4
Goodreads. No date. Nelson Mandela Quotes. Website:
https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/36606-it-always-seems-impossible-until-it-s-done
Walden University (2013). Mission and Vision.
http://www(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/about/social-change/mission-and-vision

Assignment Sheet
Week 4
Social Change
1. Several key individuals and ideas have shaped the philosophy of social change. The first of these is Mahatma Gandhi. According to Kapadia, Gandhi believed that ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action. Gandhi talked frequently about social change and service to others: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Implementing positive social change can be a difficult process. Gandhi was asked why people should not just achieve their goals by any means necessary. He believed that the means are connected to the end. Gandhi wrote: every problem lends itself to solution if we are determined to make the law of truth and nonviolence the law of life. According to Pal, Gandhi influenced many important social change movements and leaders. Some leaders who have acknowledged his influence are: Dr. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi and Rigoberta Menchu. According to Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi, his grandfather would say: be the change you wish to see.
2. Another world leader who spent most of his life fighting for social change was Nelson Mandela. As described in information related to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline special on Mandela, not everyone is able to see the results of their hard-fought efforts in their lifetimes. Sometimes, they can only lay the groundwork for the next generation. Mandela was able to lead and experience this transformation in South Africa which brought an end to apartheid and now has a constitution that guarantees the rights of all people. According to Mendoza Mandela believed in the importance of changing yourself first and said, one of the most difficult things is not to change society -- but to change yourself. In a message to American youth, Mandela wrote that ending racism in the U.S. means ridding ourselves of hatred toward others.
3. In our country, Dr. King embraced the tenets of non-violence in his leadership within the civil rights movement and enduring philosophy for bringing about social change. He wrote about his those who inspired his philosophy of nonviolent social change and Gandhi was a significant influence. According to Pal, King took a month-long trip to India in 1959 in order to visit the country of his inspiration. The King Center is dedicated to preserving his legacy and provide ongoing support for social change. Based on Dr. King's teachings, The King Center published, Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change. These six steps are: information gathering, education, personal commitment, negotiation, direct action, and reconciliation. In the more than 50 years since Dr. King wrote about his vison for diversity in the U.S. through integration, we are still not close to a truly integrated society.
4. Social change is a founding value and educational goal at Walden University as expressed in the Mission and Vision statements, and incorporated in every course curriculum. The Walden Vision statement reads as follows: Walden University envisions a distinctively different 21st-century learning community where knowledge is judged worthy to the degree that it can be applied by its graduates to the immediate solutions of critical societal challenges, thereby advancing the greater global good. While bringing about social change on either a micro or macro level can be daunting, Mandela was quoted as saying: It always seems impossible until it's done. The teachings of Gandhi, Mandela, King and many others continue to influence new generations of scholars and social change practitioners.
References for Paragraph 1
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making world a better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
B’Hahn, Carmella, 2001. Title of article: Be the Change You Wish to See: An Interview with Arun Gandhi. Journal: Reclaiming Children and Youth, volume 10, issue 1, pp 6-9
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com(dot)ezp(dot)waldenulibrary(dot)org/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=7eb931a4-bc95-4579-8afe-b6a8bc56039e%40pdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=EJ632211&db=eric
Mahatma Gandhi. 1961. Book title: Non-violent Resistance. City: New York Publisher: Schocken Books.
S. Kapadia, (n.d.). Article title: A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: His Views on Women and Social Change. Website: https://www(dot)mkgandhi(dot)org/articles/kapadia.htm
Goodreads. No date. Mahatma Gandhi quotes. Website: https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/11416-the-best-way-to-find-yourself-is-to-lose-yourself
References for Paragraph 2
Frontline. Date: May 25, 1999). Title: The Long walk of Nelson Mandela: Viewers' and Teachers' Guide. Website: http://www(dot)pbs(dot)org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/teach/
Author: Dorris Mendoza Date: December 16, 2013. Article Title: 9 simple ways to keep Nelson Mandela's Legacy alive. Website: http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/2013/12/16/living/keeping-mandelas-legacy-alive/
Author: Mandela, Nelson. Date: February, 1995. Title: A Message from Nelson Mandela to the Youth of America. Journal: Social Education. Volume 59. Issue 2. P. 91.
References for Paragraph 3
Author: A. Pal Date: Jan 24, 2008. Title of article: 60 years after death, Gandhi is Making world a better Place. Published in: The Progressive. Website:http://www(dot)progressive(dot)org/mag_wxap012408
The King Center. No date. Title: Six steps of nonviolent Social Change. website: http://www(dot)thekingcenter(dot)org/king-philosophy
Authors: Andrew Stewart, Joseph Sweetman, & Tiffany Brannon. Date: 2018. Article Title: Reaffirming King’s Vision: The Power of Participation in Inclusive Diversity Efforts to Benefit Intergroup Outcomes. Journal Title: Journal of Social Issues. Volume: 74, Issue: 2, PP. 355-376. Doi Number: 10.1111/josi.12273
References for Paragraph 4
Goodreads. No date. Nelson Mandela Quotes. Website:
https://www(dot)goodreads(dot)com/quotes/36606-it-always-seems-impossible-until-it-s-done
Walden University (2013). Mission and Vision.
http://www(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/about/social-change/mission-and-vision