2. The Future of... Your Name Political Sociology class Rutgers University Camden NJ Fall 2003

3. My Measurable Variable is... My Variable can be defined as... A measure of trends in this variable can be found …

4. A Graph of Trends in My Variable

5. My Analysis of the Trends in the Graph First observation Second observation

6. The Possible Futures First possible future Second possible future Third possible future … do at least three, more if you think it appropriate

7. My Estimate of the Probable Future What I believe is likely to happen... Why I believe it is likely to happen...

8. The Future I Would Like to Prevent is... Description of the preventable future Likelihood of the preventable future

9. Preferable Plausible Future Description of the Preferable Future Why I believe this is preferred Why I believe this is plausible

10. 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

11. 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

12. Recommended Strategy What strategy would you recommend to those who share your preferences? Why do you think this strategy is advisable