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Questions
1. Rational choice theory is also known as rational action theory, which makes more sense because it's an assumption that individuals choose a course of action that is most in line with their personal preferences. The creation of rational choice theory is to be the model of human decision making. The key elements of all rational choice explanations are individual preferences, beliefs, and constraints. People are fully informed about all their decision alternatives, the probabilities of their outcomes, and their consequences. People base their decisions on cost benefit calculations and choose the alternative that generates the highest expected utility. Its all about the game of survival.
2. In my opinion, humans are actors because life is all about learning how to play the game of survival. According to the rational choice theory, humans are rational actors that make choices they believe they will benefit from and minimize their cost. (Amadae, 2023). Humans often make decisions based on emotions, social norms, and other factors that are not necessarily rational. Also, it's important to recognize the limitations and the fact that humans are not always rational thinkers. In my experience, I can act rationally when I weigh the pros and cons of each option and choose the one that maximizes my benefits. In some case I might make decisions based on my emotions, intuition, or other non- rational factors. For example, I may have to make a decision to buy some cold medication because I get sick. My choice will go with the name brand choice because of its popularity even though its more expensive than the no brand name. In such an example, my decision-making process is influenced by non-rational factors such as my emotions or social status.
3. Marx's analysis relied heavily on the lack of reward and ownership of the means of production often seen in the workplace. Social exchange theory predicates on maximizing reward. How do we apply these to modern work conditions? Does Marx's idea of a revolution by the proletariat still hold as a possibility?
4. Marx's analysis relied heavily on the lack of reward and ownership of the means of production often seen in the workplace. Social exchange theory predicates on maximizing reward. How do we apply these to modern work conditions? Does Marx's idea of a revolution by the proletariat still hold as a possibility?
5. A recent example of deviant behavior in the media was that of a mass shooting in Maine on October 25th, 2023. A gunman opened fire in two locations, killing 18 people and injuring 13 other people. The gunman was identified as Robert Card, a 40-year-old white male. He also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound sometime later.
There needs to be more background information on Robert Card. However, from what is known, he was a sergeant first class in the US Army Reserve. After he was fitted with a hearing aid, he said that he began to hear voices. His deactivated X (Twitter) account showed that he followed and liked posts by several right-wing figures, like Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, Dinesh D'Souza, Kevin McCarthy, etc.
6. Shooting that has happen in Maine is truly unfortunate, along with the others shooting that has happen in the past. In my opinion, people that commit that type of act should choose to harm oneself instead of others. I am at the point where I am tired of them using mental health as reason why they commit such cruel acts on innocent people. Merton, explain deviant behavior can be influence by tension between a society goal and the means that people must reach those goals. In some cases, social influences can play an important role in the onset of people making decisions outside social norms. Some theories suggest deviant behavior can be the result of psychological and sociological explanations.
7. Explain the development of deviant behavior from the perspectives of Becker and Merton.
8. Describe a behavior that is socially accepted by one group but considered deviant by another. The behavior should not be illegal and should be a real-life example.
- Describe the behavior and identify the reference group.
- Describe the groups to differentiate between the group that finds the behavior deviant and the group that finds the behavior acceptable.
- Describe the role or value of the behavior to the group that finds the behavior acceptable.