Threshold Model

In history, there have been many social changes that have occurred like the industrial revolution, the abolition of slavery and the Civil Right Movement. The less powerful not having enough voices to overcome the obstacles being erected by the powerful and many more examples. These voices play a major role when it comes to making big political and social changes. In “Return to Hayneville,” Gregory Orr recounts his experience and involvement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He argues that vocal campaigns and movements in public discourse and deep connections within people, help bring about change in today’s society. Whereas, In Vivian Yee, Alan Blinder and Jonah Engel Bromwich, “Parkland Students Start a Social Movement” they bring

People who are willing to challenge society for their rights and accept any resulting consequences will more often than not, cause a change in

In order to effect this change, activists should conduct campaigns and rallies with the objective of engaging the public and drawing followers to their cause. The more followers that a cause gains, the more power it can utilize to get those people who hold positions of responsibility to conform to their desires. An example of this was near the beginning of this year when policymakers tried to subtly push a new cyber securities bill; known as CISPA, that was found to be very invasive and detrimental to the American

“That citizen sinks further into apathy, anonymity, and depersonalization. The result is that he comes to depend on public authority and a state of civic-sclerosis sets in” (Alinsky, 1971). This statement perfectly describes what is happening to the people today. People are no longer concerned with what is happening around them. The world today is living in an individualization phase where there are more people who know more stuff about the celebrities, latest fashion and gadgets, rich lifestyle, etc. rather than the continuous welfare problems. Because the world has reached the technology era, people are blind and deaf to the oppression that is happening. In this world full of complex networks of problems, where should the people start?

how little our voices are heard in a desion that is crutial for how we go about and

We want to transform our society so that each each person can be their own agent of change around what they feel important, and shift away from the idea that somehow a voting box every four years will solve our problems

Pollan explains that people are waiting on the government to take action first. What some do not understand is that politicians won't make the first move if their voters don't nudge them into that direction. Pollan writes, “ For us to wait for legislation or technology to solve the problem of how we're living our lives suggests we’re not really serious about changing…”(Pollan 765). In order to make a change, people need to speak up and let government officials know that change needs to

voicing unpopular opinions can make a difference in the world, And the most prominent example of this is the movement for African American rights. After recently learning about Emmett Till, it has really come to my attention that the way that black people were treated was horrific.

The book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, by Chip Heath & Dan Heath is a book that has inspired it’s readers to become activists in their own lives, by showing them that it is possible to change if they do not want to live in their current situation. It gives readers methods and approaches about the best way to be activists, not only in their own lives, but also in the lives of the individuals around them. In writing this book, the author is trying to convey the message that we do have a say in our lives and change is up to us, regardless of the situation. It is giving readers both perspectives about how change can be hard and unsettling, but that it is still possible. The book was made to create as much “real” change to lifestyles as possible and is made for readers who are seeking to improve their lives by pursuing change.

Three problems in assessing public opinion are people wouldn’t have the same opinions, there would be too much different information to be heard or get, and the public would have different opinions one the same issue.

Social change is the

“We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can change the world”

We are blessed to live in a country where our voices can be heard. “Words have power, words are power” Qahtani Mohammed. Let’s all use our power to redefine reality

"If industry is to be successful in dealing with public opinion . . . it must learn the language of the people, it must consider the study of public opinion as important as any phase of its operations. It must recognize that public opinion can be measured, and utilize the increasingly scientific methods developing today for gauging it"(Ross)

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.