Social Contract

Throughout the course of history we have witnessed mutual benefits agreements between government and other members of society, these agreements are referred as social contracts. Social contracts protect people from abuse of power and violations of their basic rights. An example of a social contract is the agreement between the police force and civilians; we sacrifice our freedom for social protection. The aim of this paper is to analyze the positive and negative aspects of a social contract.
Two great examples of how people use a social contract to organize themselves in society are marriage and work. For example, in a marriage both parties have agreed that they will stay committed to each other. A marriage has a set of rules, expectations, and boundaries that define the relationship. Assessing the rights and responsibilities of a contract requires that we know our personal agendas. Like marriage, work also requires commitment, rules, and expectations. At work people are expected to show up on time, and get projects done on time. Employees agreed that they will comply with the company rules and their immediate supervisor. Even though a social contract may be needed in some society, work and personal life circumstances, it should not mandate people to make choices that they consider to be harmful for themselves. In a marriage, for instance, a …show more content…
For example, if Martin Luther King, Jr did not challenge the government to eradicate the “racial contract” or racial laws against minorities, people of color would not have the same rights that they have today. As stated earlier, social contracts have both, positive and negative aspects and should be conditioned to protect and guarantee security to the involved parties. Sadly, there are times when social contracts are on the benefit of one party, the