...Societal expectations for acceptance. The way individuals choose to carry themselves in everyday life is affected by societal expectations. These societal expectations are sort of an unofficial guideline by which individuals live their lives. Whether it’s gender roles or just wanting to be accepted by others, people feel the need to “live” according to these guidelines. As time progresses so do the “guidelines” and if the individuals cannot keep up with these norms, they can be left behind or deemed as an outcast. Gender roles seem to be the most common. From the day a child is born societal norms are placed on them. For example a young boy’s room will be probably be blue and filled with sports items, while a young girls room will be pink and be filled with dolls and a play kitchen set. These small details, along with expectations, begin to shape their role in society. “Barbie Q” by Sandra Cisneros is a perfect example of societal expectations. In this short story Cisneros introduces two young girls who are playing with their Barbie dolls. The girls go into great detail when describing their dolls and the outfits the dolls are wearing. One can conclude that the girls are poor when the main character tells the reader that they only have one outfit for their dolls. They even had to make a dress from a sock because they could not afford other outfits. This is further illustrated when the girls begin describing how they will play with the dolls. Everyday...
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...MARKETING PRICIPLES AND CONCEPTS SOCIETAL MARKETING Effective internal marketing must be matched by a strong sense of social responsibility. Companies need to evaluate whether they are truly practicing ethical and socially responsible marketing. Several forces are driving companies to practice a higher level of corporate social responsibility: rising customer expectations, changing employee expectations, government legislation and pressure, investor interest in social criteria, and changing business procurement practices. The societal marketing concept holds that the organization's task is to determine the needs, wants, and interests of target markets and to deliver the desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently than competitors in a way that preserves or enhances the consumer's and the society's well-being. The societal marketing concept calls upon marketers to build social and ethical considerations into their marketing practices. They must balance and juggle the often conflicting criteria of company profits, consumer want satisfaction, and public interest. The societal marketing concept is an enlightened marketing concept that holds that a company should make good marketing decisions by considering consumers' wants, the company's requirements, and society's long-term interests. (It is closely linked with the principles of corporate social responsibility and of sustainable development). The concept has an emphasis on social responsibility and...
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...Societal Views Both of the sociological perspectives help view society, each one has many similarities and differences. These two theories are the functionalist theory, and the conflict theory. The functionalist theory is an organized society with people that hold the same basic values and morals. The conflict theory is a concept that social is controlled and manipulated by powerful groups. Ultimate control of everything is based on money, wealth, and economic societal power. The two take very different approaches to understanding what society is like. The functionalist theory was created by Robert Merton and Emilie Durkheim. The perspective views society as a combination of institutions, functions that create societal equality, stability and harmony. This means all the functions rely on each other; if one function changes, then so will all the others. This theory is based on natural science itself that’s positivism. This means if there are many problems they blame parts of society. The conflict theory was a perspective that emphasized inequality. Karl Marx was popular for developing this theory. He wanted capitalists to use their power by harbouring resources, and manipulate institutions like religion. Furthermore, thus alienates all the workers. This theory is limited to individuals and cannot observe wider societal situations. Conflict theory is highly undeveloped. If any problems arise this theory blames the entire system. Both functionalism and conflict theory has...
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...The United States and The Fall of Rome a Looking Similar Rome had many downfalls to lead towards its demise like political corruption, military spending and greed. You would think those things don’t exist in the great nation of the United States, but if you thought that then you are clearly ignorant. There are plenty of similarities between the downfall of Rome and the United States, which are economic instability, spreading the military too thin and inflation. The Decline of Rome was due to numerous items such as economic instability, taxation, military dissipation and political corruption. During the years of the downfall Rome began to rely on imports from other countries such as Egypt. Rome imported more then they exported which was a deficiency in income. Once Caesar obtained power he then started to acquire more and more land, which was filled with greed. He wanted people to perceive him to be higher then the gods they people celebrated. This became a problem across Rome and so diversity among religions was considered, “ against the rules.” Caesar began to have relations with Cleopatra. This then turned into a rule of lovers, which they wanted to take over the eastern hemisphere. With the military spread to thin, sickness and zero surplus of food the nation crumbled. Without a military to defend them Rome would easily be invaded and dismissed as a civilization. Though the United States may not be the Fall of Rome, both civilizations had copious things in common. Such...
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...Over the years, there have been so many societies that have collapsed. Jared Diamond, a scientist who studies societies and their declines, believes that a collapse results from environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbors, friendly trade partners, or a societies response to the their problems (11). Diamond wrote about many societies in his engrossing book Collapse, but out of them all, the Greenland Norse seems to be the one that supports his ideas and opinions the most. The Greenland Norse was a landscape where Vikings settled, but unfortunately their civilization came to an end after being severely damaged. As Jared Diamond would say "collapse isn't inevitable but depends on a society's choices" (21). This shows that the actions of the colonist that settled in Greenland were the main prospect of its end. Overall the collapse of Greenland Norse is instructive because it declined from deforestation and soil erosion, colder climates, military issues with their neighbors, cut-off trade with Europe, and their inability to adopt useful methods from their surrounding societies; these problems fall into all of Jared Diamonds factors in his five point framework impeccably proving his theory. Firstly, the Norse caused ecological downfall by all the reckless logging and farming they did, which resulted in soil erosion and deforestation. Due to this, the settlers lost lumber, firewood, and iron (Diamond 250). Lumber and firewood were scarce because there was no trees left...
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...A Critique of Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements Gina Emmanuel Grand Canyon University, NUR 641E August 14, 2013 A Critique of Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively and concisely critique an internet advertisement for the FDA approved prescription drug: dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) and for the non-FDA regulated herbal product Aloe Cure, two products advertised as options in the management of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Advertisement of just about anything is just about everywhere and with the rapid expansion of technology our society is currently immersed in, getting the word out, whether by print, broadcast, or electronic media, has never been easier. In a country where it is estimated that in 2005 133 million people (1 out of every 2) suffered from a chronic condition it is not surprising that the pharmaceutical companies are taking advantage of technology driven advertisement advancements for product promotion (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2013). Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisement, a type of advertisement directed to the public by a pharmaceutical company on the premise that the health of the general public benefits when patients are better educated, is a common practice in the United States PhARM (2008). Through FDA regulation, pharmaceutical companies can create approved drug advertisements geared towards the public. And while an official regulating body is lacking in the fast growing...
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...SOCIETAL MARKETING Societal marketing is a type of marketing concept which holds that a company must make excellent marketing decisions which considers the consumers wants, the company’s requirements and well being and society’s long term interests. It is closely linked with the principles of CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR). This concept strongly emphasizes on the company’s or organisation’s social responsibility and suggests that the company must not only dwell on the customers and company’s needs and wants but rather deliver value to the customers in a way that maintains or improves the society’s overall well being. It is a known fact among many leading companies and organisations that being socially responsible, which translates to practicing corporate social responsibility, enhances the corporate image among major stakeholders. Ethical and socially responsible practices are simply good and sensible business practices which not only result in a positive image but ultimately high sales. A good example of a Kenyan based company which practices societal marketing concept is Brookside Dairy Limited. They offer the widest selection of fresh milk products processed in Kenya which includes farm fresh products, long life products, cultured products and cream products. The company recognizes that corporate social responsibility is an integral part of the environment in which they operate. The environment encompasses the communities, employees, shareholders and customers...
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...Stephanie Baeth Ms. Hanigan Honors English II March 10, 2014 Effects of Societal Ideals During the Great Depression, one of the most devastating times in United States history, Americans searched desperately for the root cause of their crisis. They blamed banks, the government, Wall Street, major corporations, and even the weather. While many individuals were busy pointing fingers, John Steinbeck created a master-piece, known as The Grapes of Wrath. His book encapsulates the true foundation of the suffering: the inhumanity and carelessness that lies within people. Not only does the novel present the cause of the challenges faced, but it also provides a solution. The ideals of unity, compassion, and help for one another give insight to how change can be achieved. Steinbeck encompasses the hurtful and helpful ideals of society through generalized characters in intercalary chapter 15, which are also apparent in the specific characters from the Joad chapters. Al, a major character from the chapter, represents disregard and selfishness—traits that the California townsperson displays to the Joad family as well. While Al does not directly contribute to the suffering of the poor, he indirectly increases the pain they feel. He is “no contact” and “moody” (ch.15; 209), which presents his disinterested personality and annoyance with reality. Al has the capability of reaching out to others, but “he never speaks” (ch.15; 209). This portrays him as the bystander; he is well aware...
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...How Personal and Societal values can influence decision HCS350 As nurses we strongly believed that culture and religion have a significant effect on ethical decision-making. Health and medical care are strongly rooted in cultural and religious beliefs. Patients from other cultures and religion may find it difficult to accept the ethical decisions made in our culture. Leininger’s (1991) Culture Care Diversity and Universality theory of nursing emphasizes the importance of communication between nurses and patients to ensure that there is not a lack of humanity involved in nursing care (Ludwig & Silva, 2000). The theory also notes that when nurses care for international and culturally diverse patients, there is more likely to be communications disconnect (Ludwig & Silva, 2000). It is very important for nurses to be aware of our own cultural and religious values as well as biocultural differences in how the patient perceives the exam, responses to drugs, and healthcare practices (Ludwig & Silva, 2000). Ethical problems can arise over differences in how people of other religious view such things as withholding or withdrawing life support, restricting the resources given to elderly patients, and others (Hattar-Pollara, n.d.). We have to respect everybody beliefs and different ways they worship in their religions. Many times their religion and beliefs are completely different from what we are used to see. We need to understand how the patient’s culture and religion...
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...Societal stereotypes (Hartley, 2011, p.236) of femininity and masculinity can lead to different levels of discrimination if individuals do not follow them. Such stereotypes can be either reinforced, maintained, or challenged through, for example, images. The following image analysis will focus on how an image can, particularly, challenge feminine stereotypes. The photograph from above came to me via my Facebook News Feed. Lee caught the moment when Australia tackles against Russia at the second day of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens in Sydney January 2018 (worldrugby.org, 2018). An overall of 16 teams from 16 different nations take place in such cup. Moreover, it is possible to follow the tournament through different social media accounts...
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...Running Head: ORGANIZATIONA AND SOCIETAL RELATIONS Organizational and Societal Relations Nijema Brown University of Phoenix Organizational and Societal Relations Public relations deal’s with both organizational and societal relations functions, which has two elements each, media and employee relations (organizational function) and community relations and social responsibility (societal relations) which, describes the make-up of the functions. This paper is an analysis or how the two functions organizational and societal relations can pose as issues in an organization and ways to address the issue to the public. Functions of Public Relations Public relations have two functions, which are organizational and societal. The organizational function deals with what a company is supposed to do as an organization, while societal function is all about what the public expects from an organization and how an organization communicates and build relationships with the public. Two main elements of organizational function are media and employee relations. Two main elements or the societal function are community relations and social responsibility. Organizational Functions Media Relations Media relations are significantly important to public relations because it is the main way organizations communicate with the public. “The public finds most of its information about a company through the media” (Functions of Public Relations). Different media outlets such as the...
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...Military and Societal Values 2799 words (8 double-spaced pages) Colonel Malham M. Wakin, in his evening address, asks whether Plato's claim that "knowledge is virtue" is true. Much contemporary experience suggests otherwise. To some extent, such an observation could apply to the military as well. Col Wakin argues that we do have some basic knowledge about human conduct, but that we live in a highly pluralistic society in which some practices reject that basic knowledge. Nonetheless, even though we draw members of the military from that pluralistic society, the uniqueness of the military function will always keep its leading practitioners apart from the mainstream of civilian society. The military profession swears to defend the values, the lifestyle that incorporates the minimal conditions for human dignity. After examining the convergence of the values that are functionally necessary for the military and those that we know are fundamental to social existence, he concludes that a competent military profession can serve as a moral anchor for its parent society. I Many years ago when I learned I was going to have the opportunity to study philosophy at the graduate level, I was tremendously excited. What a wonderful opportunity this would be, I thought, to sit at the feet of Socrates and be enlightened by those who studied the crucial problems of human existence. I expected that senior philosophy professors would be marvelous role models in their personal lives and I looked...
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...physically, bullying is characterized by an individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person. Bullies may behave this way out of jealousy or because they themselves are bullied. When they leave school, they will most likely carry on their bullying in the workplace. A number of cases on bullying specifically in schools had already happened and reported. However, there are still cases where students and even parents do not report these incidents of violence in the schools probably because of time constraints on the part of the “working parent” or maybe because parents look at the event as “petty”. In reality, cases of bullying and other forms of violence in schools should be viewed not just a “school” problem but as a “societal” problem. Bullying is now the number one non-academic issue that most educators face, and is one of the top concerns of many parents. Bullying that happened during childhood has a great impact on an individual’s adult life. The idea that childhood bullying is not at all confined to childhood is becoming clearer and clearer as researchers follow affected kids throughout the years, peeking into their lives as adults. One study, for example, showed that kids who play the roles of bullies and victims grow up to have more mental health problems in adulthood – anxiety disorder, depression, panic disorder, and suicidal behavior. Now, the same team has extended their work, illustrating the many areas of adult life that can suffer as an apparent...
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...Financial Shortage Life is really hard nowadays. No wonder why even the Philippines itself is under pressure when it comes to financial matters. Students are also affected to this kind of scarcity due to many reasons, both valid and invalid. In general, students are compensating tons of bills in availing education. Mere fact, no institutions are offering low prized education and as a matter of fact, education itself is expensive. The availability of money is a factor for students to purchase education. Without money, we are always on the verge of hanging ourselves because we ought to know that money is power. In my daily life, being a student is nor hard and easy. Technically speaking, students are classified as; Responsible and irresponsible student. Responsible is when they spend money for the sake of education, for personal means, and any other positive reasons. Example paying the fare, food, and sometimes load. Those students who are irresponsible tend to spend money for their pleasure, leisure, and any other negative things that contradicts the real purpose. Education is valuable, so we really need to give value in order to avail it. Failing Grades Real students have the attitude of taking things for granted. Ever since, we only want what is top for us and we assume to get it in an easier way. But no matter how hard we try to be good, we always end up complaining though we already know that we only did what is easy did not exert effort. Many reasons are popping...
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...SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENT Sequel Installment Although Pixar Animation Studios have resisted the temptation in making instalments among their films, producers have failed to live up to their stand. Toy Story, the ground breaking, blockbuster animated film launched in 1995, took nearly four years to finally have its sequel, the Toy Story 2 in 1999. Eleven years after the second instalment, Toy Story launched its third film in the series, the Toy Story 3 in 2010. All three sequels have made it to the lime light as one of the top grossing films in the history of animated films. Aside from the Toy Story movies, Disney-Pixar have also produced a number of successful installment movies like Cars, Monsters Inc., and the upcoming sequel of Finding Nemo (Finding Dory). In the course of time, film instalments have been an indication of opportunity to the animation company. More installments, means another profit generating loop for Pixar and an opportunity of growth to the company’s brand awareness to the general audience. Genre Variations & Character Diversity Pixar have been the Holy Grail of computer generated imagery films, and since its commencement in 1975, it has been known to produce quality child and family oriented pictures. Movies like Wall E, Toy Story, Cars, Ratatouille, and other films have been positioned to distinct male characters. In the film industry, variations in genres and diversity in character creation are crucial to maintain interest among audiences...
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