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Marjanovic, 2016, para 4), that Tesla can only sustain itself for another six to eight months if they sustain their ‘cash position of $1.2 billion and an estimated monthly cash burn rate of $150 million’. Although these figures show, Tesla 's short term insolvency, due to big investments into their operations, it shows that it is difficult for businesses to simultaneously achieve their economic and environmental responsibilities. In conclusion, for all, for-profit businesses their early stages…

How ethnic differences such as race and culture lead to discrimination towards Gypsies in Bulgaria The conflicts between groups are everyday experience for all of us. The origin of a conflict could have a very broad range – from basic differences like race and cultural diversity, gender, age, personal beliefs and sexual orientation to more narrow features of the personality like music or literature preferences, political views, involvement in sports and clothing style. Those are just a…

Importance of Social Responsibility for Businesses Business plays an important role in the economy as well as in the society. Since businesses are run by private owners, they act in the way that increases their profits. But, because of their great influence, businesses are expected to also take some social responsibility. Milton Friedman, in the essay “The social responsibility of business is to increase profits”, argues that businesses’ only responsibility is to increase its profits and…

The corporation is defined by Merriam-Webster as a “large business or organization that under the law has the rights and duties of an individual and follows a specific purpose”. That specific purpose being the relentless pursuit of profit. All companies are motivated by the idea of profit maximization; corporations are no different. They strive to earn more and more profit. They are not guided by charitable ideals, a moral compass, or the need to help the community. Governed and owned by…

SOCIETAL ARCHETYPES Are there specific patterns of QLC in different societies? Some circumstances have been shown to be society specific. Take the concept of homophobia- while it is ritually practiced in certain parts of the world, in others- it is considered a criminal offence. And so, isn’t it important to know, if quarter life crisis is as prevalent in Kenya as it is in the United States? Are there significant geographic differences in its occurrence? Are individuals in certain parts of…

Becoming the person that I am today winds down to two main obsessions, books and band. These two fascinations have influenced my everyday choices in life. Band is something that I have been involved with for seven years, and I plan to continue in college. Being involved in this wonderful program has taught me responsibility and has nurtured my love for music. In band, everyone is responsible for many things. These responsibilities include having the ability to play an instrument well, having…

“It is not the act itself that makes an action deviant, but rather how society reacts to it” Howard Becker. Becker describing it perfectly, in the social world, once in a while someone decides to break or violate the social norm that is know as deviance. Because different groups have different norms, deviance is viewed and defined differently depending on one. What could be considered normal in one culture can be considered deviant in another. There are different types of deviances and theories,…

When I think of the term deviance, the words that tend to come across my mind will be strange, inappropriate, and rule breaking. This is because deviance is an explanation for behaviors or actions that breaches social norms, be it for formal breaching or informal breaching of social norms. Thus, it is some sort of rule breaking because deviant behaviors are those that breach the social norms, which is like a rule for the society. Deviance may be action or behaviors that are inappropriate because…

Culture norms are rules set out by society to differ what is “normal” and what isn’t. There are three different types of norms: folkways, mores, and taboo. Violating a norm can result in receiving a negative sanction, reaction from the people. Society control what would be considered norms and can rage from the right way people should enter an elevator or the way people should eat. Negative sanctions also control society as to the punishment if a norm is broken. For my fieldwork, I decided to…

In general, people lose their sense of individuality while normal constraints against deviant behavior are reduced. Deindividuation also makes the long-term consequences of actions seem less important. For example, the cats, if given the opportunity, will eat themselves sick. They occasionally break into the food bucket, and they’ll binge; they don’t care that they might pay for it later. Also, when only…