1. 1 Basic Principles / Humans are symbol using animals

2. 2 Basic Principles / Our second nature makes us powerful

3. 3 Basic Principles / And it makes us vulnerable

4. 4 The Worry / He Who Controls Symbols Controls Us / People rely on stereotypes to form opinions / He Who Controls Symbols Controls Us / People rely on stereotypes to form opinions Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

5. 5 Why This Worry Now? / Modern Society / Social Complexity / The Machine Age / Mass Media / Modern Society / Social Complexity / The Machine Age / Mass Media

6. 6 Analytical Framework / The Power to Do / Ecology (Political Economy) / The Power to Do / Ecology (Political Economy)

7. 7 Analytical Framework / The Power Get Others to Do /Needle (Psychology) / The Power Get Others to Do /Needle (Psychology)

8. 8 Analytical Framework / The Power to Define /Map (Culture) / The Power to Define /Map (Culture)

9. 9 How Much Should You Be Worried? / Forming your own answer to this question is the point of this course.