Rationalization

Unethical Rationalizations and Misconceptions Discussions about ethical issues, not to mention attempts to encourage ethical behavior, have changed steadily through the expression of common misconceptions of moral principles. There are some honest misconceptions, some are deliberate disorders, some are self-serving rationalism, and some, after examination, are not just in any sense. 1. The Golden Rationalization, or “Everybody does it” This rationalization has been used to excuse ethical…

This week, we learned about the influence of new methods of production of society and the environment. The idea of rationalization was brought up by the readings and how it influenced society. Although there are some advantages to this system such as efficiency and a larger production of goods in a shorter time, there are also negative effects. Some of these negative effects include the abuses endured in factories, declining ecological mindfulness, and a decrease in quality among goods and…

By rationalizing Charles’s sexual behavior with a teenage girl Cindy, Grace Paley raises the issue of underage sex and virginity. Charles is a thirty-seven year old man whose job is repairing air conditioner whereas Cindy is a teenage girl who is just in her junior year in high school. When they first meet at Cindy’s father attic, they are speaking flirtatious language to each other. The attic is also where they have their first sex. When Charles first meet Cindy, he is full of excitement and…

relationship with an abusive lover or spouse. Through out their research they examined six different techniques victims often use to rationalize their actions as to why they continue to stay in an abusive relationship, catalysts which often serve as rationalizations for women to reevaluate their lives, and potential consequences that women may face when attempting to leave a volatile relationship (Ferraro and Johnson, 1982). This article related to the current discussion topic this week of…

abandoning her autistic son with his father by placing blame on them for her departure. She does not accept responsibly for hurt and strain she puts on her family, rather she makes excuses for why she needed to leave. Another example of Judy’s rationalization is in her letter to Christopher where she says how Christopher “and [his] father were better off living in the house.…

through all these poems, is known as love. Poets in all eras in history have tried to have a reasonable explanation for this occurrence but they never seem to be able to find an explanation. As we start to look at Roman poetry, the author Ovid’s rationalization of love seems to be a man’s attempt to overcome the love of a puella, which is not the case for the poems by the authors Catullus,, Propertius, and Tibullus. These three poets differ in their description of love, as Ovid would describe…

key concept was rationalization. This refers to the eradication of mystery and emotion from everyday life and their replacement by rational calculation and control. This essay will discuss Weber’s contribution towards sociology in terms of rationalization and his attribution to ‘The Protestant Ethic’. It will introduce Weber’s key approaches, such as social theory, rationalization in regards to modern society, bureaucracy, the ideal type and a contemporary example of rationalization.…

In the United States, the issue of the death penalty is a highly debated topic. The death penalty is legal is 31 states, plus the United States government and the United States military. Many of those who support the death penalty claim that the killer no longer has the right to live because they took away someone else’s right to live. However, those who are pro-death penalty do not take into consideration that we are taking away the killer’s right to life through the actions resultant of the…

Product Line Rationalization Product line rationalization is a very substantial approach to revamp their profits, ease in their logistics, free and utilize their resources, and also as it encourages the employees to work efficiently as it simplifies their work. Product line rationalization is also known as Pareto’s Principle. Intrinsically, a company’s 80% of the profitability or turnover is only because of the 20% of its products in the market. This occurs, as all the organization give emphasis…

devices of the unconscious are known as defence mechanisms (Friedman & Schustack, 2014). 3.1.2.1 Rationalization: Sometimes the unconscious makes up a good-sounding reason to explain something one does not like (Friedman & Schustack, 2014). . For example, if one fail a test, then blame it on others. However, this is not rational but it is rationalizing. Being rational means being objective. In rationalization, one’s mind protects a reason that only sounds good; it is not objective, it just…