Social change meets resistance from vested interests

Evidence

When people attempt social change, often they challenge power relations and entrenched societal practices supported by individuals who have a vested interest in preserving them, even though they no longer serve the common good. Social change does not come easily. Not only do people have to challenge adverse traditions and inequitable constraints, but they also must be prepared for other obstacles. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2826

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2826
• XREF: connects to: Advocates of environmental education will encounter organized political resistance. — David Sobel, Place-Based Education: Connecting…, 63; Power-resource shifts between interest groups drove welfare-state citizenship expansion — Walter Korpi, The Iceberg of Power below the Surface:…, 12