This document discusses the concept of legitimation, which refers to creating new meanings that integrate with existing meanings to justify social institutions. It notes that legitimation is not needed at first, as institutions are initially seen as self-evident facts, but becomes necessary over time. It explores how knowledge precedes values in the process of legitimation and examines how social products have a history and events are collective and shaped by the past and future. It raises questions about what core beliefs are shared in society and who projects visions of the future.

2. LEGITIMATION
• MAKING NEW MEANINGS THAT SERVE TO INTEGRATE WITH EXISTING MEANINGS

3. NOT NECESSARY AT FIRST
• INSTITUTIONS ARE FACTS AND ARE SELF-EVIDENT
• WHEN THEN?

4. KNOWLEDGE BEFORE VALUES
• LEGITIMATION
• THEORETICAL PROPOSITIONS
• EXPLICIT THEORIES
• SYMBOLIC UNIVERSE

5. NOMIC
• SOCIAL PRODUCTS WITH A HISTORY
• EVENTS ARE COLLECTIVE
• PAST
• FUTURE

6. SOCIALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE
• WHEN IS MAINTENANCE NEEDED?
• SUCCESS AND POWER?
• THEOLOGY

7. THERAPY AND NIHILATION
• THERAPY
• EXORCISM
• SOFTER SCIENCES
• NIHILATION
• SCIENCE V. RELIGION
• TRUMP AND IMMIGRANTS
• CHRISTIANS AND GAY CULTURE

8. LET THERE BE CHANGE
• WHAT?
• COMPETITION
• PROBLEM?
• NORTH KOREA
• REVOLUTION
• PLURALISTIC

9. QUESTIONS
• WHAT IS THIS CORE UNIVERSE WE ALL SHARE?
• IF ALL UNIVERSES ARE COMPETING TOGETHER, CAN THIS BE ACCOMMODATING?
• WHO PROJECTS THE FUTURE? SOCIETY OR UPPER CLASS THINKERS?