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> Six key issues for theories of change: > a) The character of change > 1. Change is Endogenous vs. Exogenous. > 2. Change is Inevitable vs. Contingent. (e.g., The idea of progress vs. the rejection of metanarratives. > b) The character of the social > 3. Sociological Realism (Structure) vs. Methodological Individualism (Agency). > 4. Materialism vs. Idealism > c) The character of explanation > 5. Possible Objectivity (Science) vs. Inescapable Commitment (Idealogy). > 6. Rationalism vs. Empiricism. > 
 * Presentation:**
 * Video: [|Sevren Suzuki, ECO] [10 minutes]
 * Theories of social change: Noble, T. (2000). [|Social theory and social change]. [15 minutes]
 * They Rule [10 minutes]
 * Puzzle Activity [10 minutes]
 * Video: [|Fourth World War] [15 minutes]
 * Different disciplines: Conceptualizing social change via an academic lens [10 minutes] [Issues]
 * Oppressed Groups: Conceptualizing issues occurring on a larger scale [15 minutes] [Issues]
 * Video: [|Response from Fox News] [5 minutes]
 * PDF: [|The Hourglass Map] [10 minutes]
 * Global Perspective -- this class should not be JUST for US -- because...
 * Video: [|Paul Hawken][10 minutes]
 * Questions?


 * Enduring questions:**
 * Has social change morphed into social justice?
 * Is social change always positive?
 * What is the relationship between social change and social movements?

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 * Potential videos:**
 * [|Fourth World War]


 * Visual Artifacts:**
 * [|They Rule]Graphically explore linkages between board members of major corporations in the United States. Excellent and free.
 * [|Severen Suzuki Bio] || [|Transcript] [[|YouTube]]
 * The Coup

Readings for the Presentation:
 * Domhoff, J. (2005). [|The four networks theory of power]. Retrieved on September 5, 2008 from http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/theory/four_networks.html.
 * Frones, O. (2007). "[|Theorizing indicators: On indicators, signs and trends.]" //Social Indicators Research//, //(83//). pp. 5–23.
 * Harro, B. (2000). "The cycle of liberation." In M. Adams, W. J. Blumenfeld, R. Castaneda, H. W. Hackman, M. L. Peters, and X. Zuniga (Eds.). [|Reading for diversity and social justice] (pp. 463-469). New York: Routledge. (handed out in class)
 * Hawken, P. (2007). "Immunity." //Blessed Unrest:How the largest movement in the world came into being.// New York, NY: Penguin Group. pp. 138-165. (handed out in class)
 * Noble, T. (2000). [|Social theory and social change] . New York, NY: St. Martin's Press.
 * Yair, G. (2007). "[|Existential uncertianty and the will to conform: The expressive basis basis of coleman's rational choice paradigm]." Sociology (41) 681. pp. 682-698.