The internet and social change key themes and issues zaheer baber department of sociology university of saskatchewan in the prevailing atmosphere of cynicism generated by the relentless cyber bole one can be forgiven for underestimating the revolutionary nature of the internet there is no doubting the intensity of the sense of betrayal. Social change is not a quick fix to a small problem social change is not changing politicians or political parties in leadership and here is the shocker social change is not even voting or enacting laws the phrase social change refers to a progression in society a paradigm shift forever changing the dynamics of a society and culture. As the internet structures or touches more and more of lives our relationship to it becomes a powerful expression of our personal and social values and a crucial opportunity for both personal and social change netsquared alex on social media and conversation as the engine of change what social media does beautifully is enable large scale . The internet and social change book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers starting with only four hosts in 1969 the internet consist