Rationalization

Dan Caplen sings towards the end, “And every once and a while I start texting, write a paragraph but then I delete the message...”. This verse of the song relates to both of the topics of rationalization and indecisiveness in relationships. What he is saying is that he wanted to text her, he wanted to share his feelings but he held back, and didn’t take a chance. He feared showing her all of his emotions only for her to think less of him and not…

“Twilight of the Brands” is a news article published in The New Yorker by James Surowiecki and in this article he discusses the emerging “fragility” of brand based loyalty and consumerism. He uses the failed yoga pants brand Lululemon which under; furthermore, their failure, known as a negative “brand storm”, was a result of bad press release and made all the more possible by the informed consumer. Unlike the past where consumer relied on brand names for quality, the availability of the internet…

Howard and Korver’s decision analysis model and hybrid model presented in class . Howard and Korver: xxiii. Clarify 7. Use value neutral language 8. Separate prudential, legal and ethical issues 9. Frame the questions in terms of relationships (stakeholders) xxiv. Create alternatives: ID acceptable, appealing and possibly transformative options 10. Consider three degrees of response: refrain/comply, elevate or…

McDonaldization theory was founded by George Ritzer, who remodelled it based upon Weber’s rationalization theory. Rationalization is defined as ‘the substitution of logically consistent rules for traditional (or illogical) rules.’ (N/A. (N/A). What is McDonaldization? Available: http://www.mcdonaldization.com/whatisit.shtml. Last accessed 14th July 2017.) Ritzer draws comparison from Weber’s rationalization theory to McDonaldization as he views it as any task from McDonaldization can be…

a. Rationalisation of the status quo When the likelihood of rationalization of the status quo increases in individuals, the process also enhances their tendency to desire predictable events. This proposition proposed by system justification theorists lay importance on the capacity of individuals towards a rationalization process, which further allows them to support the very social system to which they belong by considering it as stable and secure. Jost &Hunyady (2003) emphasize that it is quite…

Motivation or pressure is the second angle in examining what is driving the individual to commit the act. Just as with rationalization, the perception of a need or a pressure is the key factor, and it does not matter whether or not the motivation makes sense to others or is based in reality. Individuals may be facing financial or other personal problems such as gambling, drugs…

In this essay we are going to analyze the Weberian concepts of leadership, religion and rationalization but before we start I would like to give brief introduction about Max Weber. “Max weber is one of those philosophers who have been able to explain us about our economic system in which we live in, also called capitalism. He was best known for his thesis of the ‘Protestant Ethic’ relating protestantism to capitalism and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Weber’s profound influence on sociological…

grades” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary. "Senioritis"). All throughout America, thousands of seniors develop symptoms of this debilitating disease, especially during their second semesters. Is this epidemic a legitimate illness, or is senioritis just a rationalization made by lazy students? Although several seniors say otherwise, senioritis is a pseudo-scientific disease employed by students to slack on their studies and extracurricular activities. Despite senioritis being a fake illness, defense…

One predictor of academic dishonesty that has been researched is the fraud triangle model (Macgregor & Stuebs, 2012). The fraud triangle includes three characteristics needed for cheating to occur which are incentive, opportunity, and rationalization. In the study, the researchers examined the relationship between the fraud triangle model and how this could lead to cheating behaviors. The first proposed component is an incentive. If an incentive is present, students are more likely to want to…

Introduction Max Weber, born on April 21, 1864, was a German social scientist and the founder of modern sociological thought. Having a father who was an active lawyer in political life influenced him to attend Heidelberg University and to major in law, history, economics, as well as philosophy. After later continuing his studies at the Universities of Berlin and Göttingen, he managed to pass his bar examination in 1866 and he decided to practice law for a short period of time. In 1889, he…