Originally Posted by abrash Durrani

Dear Strategic and other members, please evaluate my outline.

Many of us are not living our dreams, because we are living our fears.

1. Introduction
2. Thesis statement
2.1. Survival mechanism forces to adopt and conform
2.2. Leaving little room for following dreams
3. Theoretical framework
3.1. Structural functionalism
3.2. Freud psychoanalytical theory
3.3. Maslow hierarchy of needs
4. Structures and barrier hindering dream following
4.1. Religion
4.2. Culture and social norms
4.3. Nationalism
4.4. Ethnicity
4.5. Language
4.6. Law and rules
5. How individual respond to structures
5.1. Rational choice theory
5.2. Conformity as survival mechanism
5.3. Concept of deviance and associated costs
6. Reasons of not following dreams, resultant effect
6.1. Fear of uncertainty
6.2. Fear of failure
6.3. Fear of ridicule and rejection
6.4. Fear of isolation and termed as deviant
6.5. Cultural inertia
7. Dream following=Risk taking, what are prerequisites?
7.1. Broadening economic choices
7.2. Making back up plans
7.3. Social resilience
8. Common examples and their analysis
9. Conclusion