Collective

had an effect on social loafing. Each of the 80 participants were split into four conditions: collective (achievement priming or no priming) and coactive (achievement priming or no priming), where individuals in the primed conditions were asked to recall their greatest achievement. Each of the participants answered a question about their confidence level and then were told whether their group (collective) or individual (coactive) performance was assessed. They then participated in a…

Hard bargaining can be potentially be considered bad faith bargaining. Bad faith bargaining is when one party is preventing a settlement or refusing to genuinely take part in the negotiation. However, hard bargaining is a technique used during collective bargaining to “win” the settlement. It discusses the negotiation of positions in a competitive manner, instead of negotiating reasonable interests. Hard bargaining is like playing…

Introduction In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States made the historical decision of legalizing same-sex marriage all across the nation, following decades of sociopolitical mobilization by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and their allies. However, many members of the LGBT community have criticized the disproportionate political-agenda focus of the national LGBT community on marriage equality, arguing that this narrow national focus sidesteps other…

voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” Dr. King understood that people have power. He understood that people drive the wheels of reform. He understood that people form the collective conscience of society. He understood that it is…

I argue that the creation of political parties in the United States Congress both addresses and enhances the collective action issues known as the prisoner’s dilemma, agency loss, and the tragedy of the commons, due to their constant clashes of ideological ambitions. The formation of Congress was most likely the first act of collective action before the official constitution was drafted. Two opposing sides, one the heavily populated states argued for a legislative body based on population. And…

past management employment relationships, manager or employers were free to make changes to the rules as they wish as long as they were in good faith. These changes were only reserved by boundaries laid out in the collective agreement Management-rights clauses are found within collective agreements between employers and unions. The purpose of a management-rights clause is to allow the employer to maintain autonomy in as many aspects of their company as the union will agree to. For example,…

a very strong collectivist influence on the lives of each of the children. The film includes many scenes in which the viewers can see just how reliant the children are on each other and those around them. In the film, the strong evidence for the collective further reveals how self-dependent American culture is.…

elect have a horizontal pull of hysteria, hatred, and anger. He went further with his statement and not only criminalizes Mexican men but also women. This takes away any power that Mexican people had which further the negative stigma created by collective memory. The second ideograph is the negative stigma that is placed on disabled bodies. Disabled bodies are seen as less capable and sub human (“Open Your Eyes” 2008).…

sociology, but is often known for his theories on collective conscience, solidarity, and anomie. Collective Conscience Collective conscience denotes the interest of the collective level of society (Emile Durkheim). Durkheim's theory on collective conscience refers to the “totality of beliefs and sentiments common to average citizens of the same society” that “forms a determinate system which has its own life” (Durkheim 38-39) or collective representations. Religion is a great example…

accomplished. Collective action, the efforts of a group to reach and implement agreements, takes place not only in everyday life, but also within politics. People utilize collective action by observing the variables in place and making a plan as how to effectively achieve the purpose. Although collective action appears to be an easy decision to make, there are many obstacles in the way of achieving the agreed plan. For example, the prisoner’s dilemma limits the ways to reach collective action.…