The Future of... Your Name Political Sociology class Rutgers University Camden NJ Fall 2003
My Measurable Variable is... My Variable can be defined as... A measure of trends in this variable can be found …
A Graph of Trends in My Variable
My Analysis of the Trends in the Graph First observation Second observation
The Possible Futures First possible future Second possible future Third possible future … do at least three, more if you think it appropriate
My Estimate of the Probable Future What I believe is likely to happen... Why I believe it is likely to happen...
The Future I Would Like to Prevent is... Description of the preventable future Likelihood of the preventable future
Preferable Plausible Future Description of the Preferable Future Why I believe this is preferred Why I believe this is plausible
Political Forces in Favor of the Preferable Future List a group, class or other political force List a second List a third List as many as you feel appropriate
Political Forces Opposed to the Preferable Future List a group, class or other political force List a second List a third List as many as you feel appropriate
Recommended Strategy What strategy would you recommend to those who share your preferences? Why do you think this strategy is advisable