What would my employees think? Am I a pushover? Will more complaints occur? In order to avoid these questions and any resulting regret the decision was made based on the regret theory (Plous, 1993 p.101). 3. Compare and contrast your understanding of judgment and/or decision making using these three different theoretical approaches. My understanding of the judgment was based on the surrounding context. The baseline for the behavior of the employee was determined by a reference point, being the conduct of his co-workers. Second, even though the probability of another complaint was not reduced I naively chose work with the available data and assumptions. I would have liked to get more of an objective picture. Third, I needed to understand the full implications of the decision. In this case my fear of how my actions would be perceived outweighed the real issue and what truly needed to be done to correct it. In fact the regret theory probably had the strongest effect in that I believed that making an example of an individual would ensure good behavior from his…
aspect that is key in determining the effect of grandparental involvement is that of the well-being of their grandchildren, as investigated by Griggs et al. 2010. This study involved two stages, the first was a survey of a national representative sample of 1569 young people in England and Wales aged 11-16, the second involved 40 in depth interviews with survey respondents. The surveys examined many core characteristics of the respondents, such as their family type, educational ability, Special…
the early 1800’s. Scotland is the very country where my maternal grandfather’s family established their roots in. After the aforementioned immigration from Scotland; my grandfather’s family arrived in the United States and they took up residence in the mountains of Bristol, Virginia. When my grandparents initially met, my grandfather would ride his horse over the mountains to court my grandmother. During the time that my grandparents were growing up, the education level for most individuals…
I grew up in a tight-knit family that taught me the importance of giving back before I could understand the meaning of it for myself. Since I was very young, my family and I would volunteer at the soup kitchen or the food bank. It was as natural to me as sitting down together for dinner; it was what we had always done. It was as natural to me as sitting down to dinner together was—just what we had always done. As I grew older, I started to learn where the compassion and gratitude that was…
Through interviews and conversations with my family members, I have analyzed aspects of their social lives and connected them to social influences. There are certainly major differences in the family structure between my grandparents and my parents because of social events such as the second world war, the Vietnamese war, and economic trends. Furthermore, the diversity created by generational differences is present in my parent’s educational attitude, marriage age, and many other factors. My…
Growing up Is a tough process, some of us are brought up without Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, and there are others who have every family member but they don 't know how to play their roles. I was very fortunate to have my Grandparents, and when I was younger they made it a point to me that education is important. My Grandparents grew up In a time period where there was no education past High School, It was either the military or to learn a skill and have a career in something that your family…
American. Little Tree’s parents passed away, so he moved with his grandparents in the mountains. During his stay, they informed him about his heritage. They thought if he didn’t know about the past, he wouldn’t have a future. Grandma and Grandpa said ‘If ye don’t know where ye people have been, then ye won’t know where your people are going.”(40) As he grew older he realized what was the way, why they did certain things in certain ways, the importance of teaching, and why Grandpa was such a…
Goes without saying my grandparents were in complete awe that I would be moving to America by myself. They went above and beyond to make this impossible for me. Some of our relatives came over to our house with numerous news article cut outs and statistics about how unsafe America is. In their mind, I would be completely lost and devastated in a foreign country. Interestingly enough these people used to praise America for all its opportunities and advancements for ages. My family reunions always…
reflect about my genealogy it sometimes makes me uncomfortable. I was adopted at birth and I have no information about my birth parents or my birth parents family. My adopted parents family is my only reference as far as family. I never met my great grand parents. I have always heard stories from my parents who remember visiting their grandparents in the country. Both my family’s grandparents lived in Annapolis. I often wonder what it would be like to have met my great grandparents. My parent’s…
They lived on Cypremort Point, an island off the coast of Southern Louisiana, which is a hub for many shrimpers and fisherman. Growing up I was always around the water. I spent many summers on my grandparents’ boat, the Capt. T-Neg. At any given time, they could be on the water for a week or more, surrounded by nothing but shrimp and other animals that live in the Gulf of Mexico. The smell of salt and shrimp, which at first is sickening, lingers for days regardless of numerous attempts to get…