1) Do you think conformity with norms in general is a good or bad thing? Why? Conformity can come in useful when we are in unfamiliar surroundings or activities. Everyone has done it in some way or another throughout their life and it really can come in handy with unknown situations. I would say it can be good and bad‚ if there is a social norm that is meant to keep order and peace‚ then conforming to this standard can be considered good. However when the norm is intentionally used to harm or disrupt
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Question 1: Is it ethical to sell a product that is at best only mildly effective? Discuss Answer: We know that the words effective and efficient are not the same words.Fullifilling a goal by using all the resources is called effective while fullfilling a the same goal using lowest possibl resources is called efficient.So in general selling a product that is not or only slightly effective‚ while pretending that it is efficient‚ is unethical. Particularly‚ in case a vendor is cheating on the customer
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Rooted in how family is defined are precepts about what is considered a social norm‚ or acceptable behaviour. It tells people what’s perceived as a family and what is not. Within the word family are individual inherited social‚ historical and cultural values. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a family as the servants of a house‚ or the household or everyone who lives in a house or under one head and finally as a "group of persons consisting of the parents and their children‚ whether actually
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Change and Culture Case Study II Six months after the merger of Mercy Medical Hospitals and the Promedica Health Systems‚ the new administration initiated a significant reduction in workforce. The decision was made to redesign patient care delivery. The administration’s first job redesign recommendation was that of a universal worker. The universal worker would deliver many support services. Although this is not a fail proof system‚ the administration wanted other options to be considered as well
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Children’s Behavioral Problems and Parental Divorce One of the most difficult challenges that parents face is the child behavioral problems. All children may misbehave sometimes‚ it is part of their mental and emotional development to break the role and explore new things. However‚ the most important thing is to keep an eye on them and know if they need to seek a professional help. The causes of the children’s behavioral problems may vary and once the parents know the
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conscience‚ we develop virtues. Dignity of man is the personal nature of man. The nature of man is that he has intellect and will. He also possesses freedom and self-dispositions of his decisions. Hence‚ he can make decisions on his own. He has an ethical and moral nature. He has a body and has consciousness. The human body will objectively speak for itself for man to discover using his reason. Each man has a personal history. Since we have personal history we are subjected to time and space. The dignity
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Introduction to Cross – Cultural Psychology Josie Quezada PSY/ 450 Instructor: Desiree’ Deshay January 29‚ 2015 Psychology has many different branches that concentrate on different areas; one of the branches that focus on how cultural influences human behavior is cross – cultural psychology. Cross – Cultural psychology helps an individual understand the behavior‚ emotions‚ and the ability of connecting with different people from different cultures. It is not only an effective branch in psychology
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above‚ answer the following questions: 1. What was Real GDP for 2009? The Real GDP for 2009 was 13‚973.7 (NIPA Tables 1.1.5‚ 2012) a. What does GDP tell us? The GDP gives information regarding the country’s economy in regards to total money value on all final goods and services that are produced in the economy over any given time frame - annually or quarterly. Real GDP accounts for price changes especially with inflation whereas nominal GDP does not. b. How did GDP change from 2008?
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Discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person due prejudice‚ stereotyping and being judgemental. People can discriminate for a number of reasons; this could range from race‚ gender ethnicity‚ disability‚ Discrimination can be obvious or not obvious depending on the situation‚ overt discrimination is obvious and open so every one can see and know what’s happening‚ the opposite of overt discrimination this is more hard to see or notice as its discrimination which is hidden. A basis of discrimination
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innovation culture in Croatia based on a survey on the representative sample of Croatian population. Drawing on Hofstede ’s concept of dimensions of national culture‚ Croatian national innovation culture is operationalized as a set of value orientations and norms (uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ masculinity – femininity‚ long-term or short-term orientation‚ and power distance). Four scales based on Hofstede ’s dimensions were constructed‚ which mainly support the content validity of his
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