Rational egoism

A theory that supports the actions of white collar crime is rational choice theory. “In rational choice theories, individuals are seen as motivated by the wants or goals that express their ‘preferences’”(Browning et. al, 2000). People in the everyday world are consumed by decisions daily from small things like deciding on dinner to major long term decisions such as last will and testimony. Based on the situation of the individual in particular decisions will vary. According to Browning and…

rationality presented in the Economic Man assumption and developed a new stream in economics known as Behavioral Economics (Fox, 2015). It was discovered by conducting psychological experiments that when making economic decision, people are not always rational (Fox, 2015). New concepts were developed such as heuristics and biases, which prevailed in situations where the data is incomplete or not fully reliable and there is a high degree of uncertainty (Fox, 2015). As was pointed out in our…

that define the way the individual feels about money compared to another individual whose culture and social structure is completely different. Concepts like these define how the individual behaves whether that is rational or un-rational. Zelizer states “individuals behave as rational participants in market transaction, making distinction only of price and quantity, a dispassionate sphere where all monies are alike”(4). Through Zelizer’s empirical study she has been able to discover that…

certain aspects that other individual’s lack. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, Piggy demonstrates leadership qualities through remaining civilized displayed by disciplinary actions. Piggy represents the adult figure, who is intelligent, rational and Piggy has consistently shown and proven to be the most wise amongst the boys on the island. Leaders need to be intelligent to make the required decisions. Piggy is often able to determine a course of action through his scientific way…

wants to benefit from the crime he/she is about to commit. In rational choice theory it states just that. It states that the offenders are rational people who think about their crime before committing them, they think of the benefits it will bring such as money along with the costs, such as the possibility of getting arrested (Robb, 2017). Through this theory one can apply it to the crime of drug smuggling, for it involves a rational offender who knows what he/she is doing and still decides to…

say that before committing any crime, offenders weigh up the possible costs and benefits of offending behaviour. He said that individuals are motivated to offend by the possibility of gaining a profit. This theory was given the name ‘rational choice theory’. Rational choice theory says that if an individual believes that the benefits outweigh the punishment then the individual is more likely to part take in the activity. In this case, it could be argued that individuals are only…

The theory of constrained choice is a model that shows how different levels of social organizations can influence the lives of people, and how they can lead to unfavorable health consequences in men and women. There are five levels that are associated with the theory of constrained choice: individual, family, workplace, community, and the nation. What happens at these levels, and the limitations they impose on individuals, can cause people to be restricted in the choices they can make and…

So the power didn't lie with any one person it lay with the people, with the attainment of a classless communist society. There is however a theory of power completely different to Karl Marx's. This theory of power is known as Elitism and was developed by two Italian Political scientists, Pareto and Mosca. They believed that power lay with an Elite over the powerless minority. An elite would be someone with supreme psychological characteristics; historical…

environment around them, and these could turn the people into criminals or killers if they see that bad behavior is acceptable or has no consequences. This was the case with the main character in the movie Monster and two sociological theories, both have rational choice theory and differential association theory, strengths and weaknesses in how they explain the main character in the movie. The movie Monster (2003) is about a female serial killer named Aileen Wuornos, who is a prostitute,…

The use of technology is becoming increasingly apparent in todays elementary and high schools. Although technology and social media has many positive qualities, the shortcomings of this modern technology are putting adolescents lives at risk. Cyberbullying is an ongoing and increasingly problematic social issue in today’s society. Cyberbullying is “the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature” (“Oxford Dictionary”,…