Rational

them. Some of the sociological theories in this case include the strain theory, social control theory, the rational control theory, and the biological theory. 1. Strain theory Strain theory is a concept by Robert Merton which…

The theoretical perspective that best captures my life is the systems perspective. According to Hutchinson (2015), the developmental perspective focus is on how human behavior unfolds across the life course, how people change and stay the same overtime (p. 56). In reference of my timeline conflict within my family can be seen as early as mid-1994 when my parents separated. Just prior to my parents separating it is noted that I was kicked out of kindergarten and the YMCA afterschool program. The…

Kantian autonomy stipulates that the patient must be informed completely of the experimentation to allow for the homeless individuals to make a rational and un-coerced decision. Autonomy is defined as self-determination to make rational, informed, and un-coerced decisions. Autonomy is the inherent right of all human beings and is what separates animals from rationally thinking humans. The doctor has hired street toughs to gather as many…

situation is. Even with Kant’s response, there are still many situations that we might not be able to determine what the moral action is. The Principle of Humanity is vague when it comes to how we treat others to an end. For example, an autonomous and rational human named Tim buys an American flag at Wall-Mart. A week later Tim is about to start a bonfire with some friends and realizes that the only way to get the fire started is to burn that American flag. Tim burns the American flag and has a…

to focus on the tripartite soul argument and the nature of justice. The tripartite soul argument states that a human soul is divided into three distinct parts that all want to achieve different goals. The soul, according to Plato, is composed of a rational, a spirited, and an appetitive factor. Each covets for wisdom, courage, and physical desires respectively. The nature of justice is when the three parts of the soul perform their functions creating a harmony. Once the soul achieves harmony it…

often thought as inferior to men due to their sentiment and irrationality. However, emerging feminist advocate Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women were not treated as rational beings because men would not allow them to have an education. She believed that women should have equal rights as men to prove that they were rational beings and not prone to sentiment. She wrote many works demonstrating her beliefs in hopes to evoke change for women’s rights. Mary Wollstonecraft’s political pamphlet…

that would be fear holding the person back. But these types of fears are irrational when the thing people are scared of is completely safe. Other fears though like being afraid of death is rational and can make you careful. What i’m saying is we all need to learn what we are afraid of then decide if it rational or not so we can choose what to fear.…

Juvenile delinquency is a phenomenon that subsists in every area of the United States and is more than just a contemporary issue. For decades, there has been an ongoing debate, amongst both scholars and the general population, regarding the causes of delinquent behavior and what measures can be taken to prevent such behavior from both occurring and reoccurring (Juvenile Delinquency to Young Adult Offending, 2014). Although a seemingly miniscule matter to some, correctly identifying the cause(s)…

Secular/ Rational and these are culture values. The traditional is a society that value religion highly, they emphasize on the deference on authority, they also value family as the core of a social structure, and they reject the idea of divorce, abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. When it comes to secular/ rational it is the total opposite because they have less emphasis on religion, authority, family and a greater…

the morality of this rule, by whether all rational beings looking at the matter objectivity and impartially could accepts the rule regardless of whether the action in question was performed by them or done to them. It is common knowledge not to steal or as Merriam-Webster had described hacking the information privately owned by…