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Capitalism, for decade’s historians basically fell into one of two camps. One either followed the concept of enlightened self-interest put forth by Adam Smith, or the Karl Marx’s cycle of production and exploitation. Either way, the history of capitalism was thought to be a settled issue. A system that could be universally explained by looking at one theory or the other, but above all it was profit based, mechanical, and boring. However, in the past decade there has been a shift in the way…

These ideals bring the focus in on implementing best practices. Policies, procedures, and programming being created should promote greater efficiency and effectiveness as they are for the betterment of all of society (Shafritz & Hyde, 2012). When it comes to public goods and service efficiency at all levels is key. Efficiency is often framed as output to input, but it is hard to completely zero in on that ideal when referring to public influence. The goal is to…

We are often told to think about our actions in rational terms. Because of this, when thinking about a situation, all emotions, opinions, and things that make us human are set aside for the sake of rationality and efficiency. The development of bureaucracies in order to deal with the large masses is a result of rational thought that is prominent in the Protestant ethic. According to Weber, this leads to a world in which the individual’s freedom is at threat, often trapping them in an iron cage.…

Fall 2016 IPED 202 Final Exam Questions Which of the three findings in the article do you find most troubling about our economy and society? Please list and explain each briefly. (20 points) Unemployment rate increased highly so that people had hard time to find jobs. In the article, the annual survey depicts, "Unemployment skyrocketed to 10 percent and the jobless rate is still a stubbornly high 9.6 percent." Therefore, people hard to earn money if people do not have jobs. As the unemployment…

Max Weber, a German social historian, is considered to be the founding father of bureaucracy and defines bureaucracy as the ideal and rational method of organisation, hence the most efficient way of conducting business. Weber built his model on four factors: functional specialisation, hierarchy of authority, a system of rules and impersonality (Weber, 1947) and formulated the concept of bureaucracy as a response to the inadequacies found in earlier forms of organisational structure. Weber…

The procedure begins with the preparation of the individual performing the test, as well as the equipment the test will be performed with. The participant should have avoided any physical activity the day in which the test will be performed. In relation to food and drink consumption, they should not consume any large meal two to three hours before the test, they should be adequately hydrated, and they should not have taken any stimulants that may alter the results of the test. The technician…

Miliband proved the first thesis by demonstrating "that an economically dominant class does exist in capitalist society" and then describing the capacity of corporate elites to "formulate their general class interests and to act then as a coherent organizational entity in pursuit of those interests" (p. 18). To this purpose, the Marxist instrumentalists conducted two…

rise, but these are the main concepts, they feed on the people below them. The authors reason, Richard Peet, for this article is to synthesizing two concepts: the Marxist principle that inequality and poverty are inevitably produced by capitalist societies, and the social-geographic idea that inequality may be passed on from one generation to the next via the environment of opportunities and services into which each individual is implanted at birth. His goal is to show that Inequality and…

In reading this chapter understanding different health lifestyles and behaviors are really important. These two ideas of how people chose to live are very interesting in this chapter. While reading the chapter I found that different health chances and choices make a person live a certain way. The choices they make to live a healthy lifestyle can give them far more chances to live longer and have a healthy life. Reading about Weber and Bourdieu I found their research very interesting in studying…

A service I believe my hometown would benefit from is increasing the accessibility of healthier foods. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan and there has always been a lack of markets that sell healthy food, especially at a reasonable price. There is multiple fast food restaurants on every corner which is very convenient for many people. The lack of healthy foods is harming the African American population. The closest healthy market is not relatively close and if it is one in the area, the prices are…