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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #35A: Self Reliant
Nonconformity |
|
Emerson's
famous essay Self Reliance |
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Understanding
Emerson's essay and links related to it |
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Self Reliance and
Ralph Waldo Emerson (a Unitarian Universalist contribution) |
|
Self
Reliance and Creative Destruction, by Bryan Caplan (explores personal
& economic individualism) |
| Are
You a Non-Conformist? |
| Theories
About Conforming (numerous links) |
| The
Relationship Between Non-Conformity and Self Actualization (questions
relating to this) |
|
The
Self Sufficiency and Self Reliance Homepage |
|
How
to be a Non-Conformist (about the1967 book) |
| Modernity
and Individual Responsibility, by M.M. Agrawal |
| Amortality:
Why It's No longer Necessary to Act Your Age by Catherine Mayer (Apr
25 2011 Time story) |
| Nudge,
by R. Thaler & C. Sunstein (review of 2008 book about public
policy and human tendency to conform) |
| Individual
vs. Society Themes in Literature: in Daisy Miller by James, and Old Woman
Magoun by Freeman |
| Cultures
in Conflict: Group Rights vs. Individual Rights, by Lyra Garzon |
| Conversations
with History: A Dissenting Voice, with Christopher Hitchens
(2002 UCTV program) |
| Harlan Hubbard by Wendell Berry
(biography of a self reliant non-conformist; read excerpts at Google
Books) |
| The
Teenage Pursuit of Individuality |
| Individuality
by Robert G. Ingersoll |
| Co-Dependency
Traps: Avoiding the Intoxication that Imprisons |
| Dependence
and Conformity |
| quotes
about self reliance |
| quotes
about conformity and nonconformity |
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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #35B: Working for Change |
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Social Justice
(from online encyclopedia ) |
|
Progressivism
(from online encyclopedia) |
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Civil
Disobedience (from online encyclopedia) |
| Revolution
(from online encyclopedia) |
|
Rebellion
(from online encyclopedia) |
|
Reactionary (from
online encyclopedia) |
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Terrorism (from
online encyclopedia) |
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People Power (from
online encyclopedia) |
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Worldview Watch issue #16: Democracy
and Revolution in Africa |
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Worldview Watch issue #21: 2011 Protests:
Yes to Democracy, No to Greed |
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by
C. Heath and D. Heath (more on this 2010 book) |
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Leadership
Jihad, by Marc Sageman (review of 2008 book about what turns people
into terrorists) |
| Holding
Power Accountable -- The Common Cause website |
| Tools
for Progressive Student and Youth Activists (campusactivism.org
website) |
| Working
for Change ("online journal of progressive news
and opinion") |
| Change
the World Kids ("teens making a difference through humanitarian
and environmental initiatives") |
| The
World in Action (Avaaz.org website) |
| A
Primer on Class Struggle, by Michael
Schwalbe (2011 article by North Carolina State University professor) |
| What
Social Science Can Tell Us About Social Change, by G. William Domhoff
(UC Santa Cruz professor) |
| Radical
Activist Network |
| The
Giraffe Heroes Project |
| Stick
Your Neck Out:A Street Smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community
& Beyond, by J. Graham (book excerpt) |
| Progressive
Activism--Resources & Essays |
| Links
to Progressive and Activist Sites |
| Center
for Community Change: Movement Vision Project |
| The
Institute for the Study of Social Change (at UC Berkeley) |
| Environmental
Activist Site Links |
| 350.org
(environmental activists battling climate change, working to limit CO2 in
atmosphere to 350 ppm) |
| This Will Change Everything by John Brockman
(about this 2009 book offering ideas from 150 thinkers) |
| Medical
Reform Activism |
| The
Activist's Handbook, by Randy Shaw (info on this book published by UC
Press) |
|
Community
Organizing: People Power from the Grassroots
by D.
Beckwith, C. Lopez
(online
pamphlet) |
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"Protestor's
Message Pretty Simple and Clear: Enough is Enough" by Donna Smith (October
5 2011 article on Common Dreams) |
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Rage, Rap and Revolution:Inside
the Arab Youth Quake by Bobby Ghosh (Feb 17 2011 Time cover
story) |
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"Fighting
Back in Iran" by Robin Wright (article from Time, August
10, 2009) |
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"How
Obama is Using the Science of Change," by Michael Grunwald
(article
from Time, April 13, 2009) |
|
"A
Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World, by Robin Wright" (article
from Time, March 30, 2009) |
| quotes
related to dissent |
| quotes
related to reform |