...basic ideologies which guides their decision making process. Conservative, Libertarian, Liberal, and Radical are the four ideologies in question. Firstly, I will define the four political ideologies. Secondly, I will apply my definitions to a single example. Third, I will analyze the Harlem Project from a liberal and radical ideology’s perspective. Next, my analysis will be of the federal and local government, of the causes of the problem, of the strategies taken to solve the problem, and the core values that underpin the solution. Finally, I will incorporate systems terminology and apply systems concepts. II.- DEFINITIONS All four ideologies listed in this paper present a different view; however, several of them share overlapping similarities. People identifying with the conservative ideology believe in maintaining things, as they currently exist, personal responsibility, hard work, preserving tradition, moral values, and social stratification. Conservative officials focus on preserving conservative platforms and eliminating reforms established during periods of other ideological power. This group deduces that each individual should be responsible for gaining their own wealth through hard work and perseverance. The conservative philosophy supports the traditional tax breaks for the prosperous. In addition, they feel that wealthy people are entitled to live a lavish lifestyle opposed to the poor. Conservatives do not support the forced redistribution of wealth through...
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... “If by a “liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without ridged reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “liberal” then I’m proud to say I’m a liberal” – John F. Kennedy Liberalism “is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.” (Girvetz). Liberals stand for the protection of individuals from being harmed by others and who better to protect these individuals then the government. However, they have their cons about government. Liberals notice it’s possible that the government can be a threat to liberty. They believe in the system that makes sure the government protect the citizens of America, but prevents those who governs the people not to abuse their power. The different schools of political thought that fall under the banner of liberalism are that liberals have many ideas that they support such as free and fair elections, private property, civil rights, religion, freedom of the press, sex education, paying taxes, social programs (like food stamps, social security and health care…etc.), and free trade. Liberalism and conservatism make the two major political parties in American government today. Conservatives believe in setting...
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...and really never stop to think about the repercussions when it comes to them and they only really take into consideration what is really going on. The liberals here in America really seem to have the most impact to me when it comes to the American people. The liberal believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity and that everyone has the opportunity to have a chance to make it in this country. For a long time the liberals and the conservatives have had a huge debate over the centuries about who political philosophy was right. The conservatives seemed to believe that everyone was basically on their own and that they'll have to make up their own choices and have to basically claw their way to the top. Looking more in debt to the political ideology of the liberals i am very shocked at the fact I sided with them because I really didn't know what they really stood for when it came down to certain things. I was always against things like the death penalty and come to find out the liberals were against the very same thing. The liberals believed that the penalty should be abolished because it is said that they're at risk of killing an innocent person and I can agree with that wholeheartedly. Another main issue that I seemed to have was the whole thing of war on terrorism and how the U.S handles the whole situation. Liberals believe that terrorism is only developed through the arrogant policies of the U.S foreign policies that actually hinder other countries rather than helping...
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...identify mostly with liberal ideas and beliefs, while members of the Republican party identify mostly with conservative ideas and beliefs. Many of us fall somewhere along the political spectrum, but most of us can identify ourselves more clearly with one of these two parties. By definition liberal means; "believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change: relating to or supporting political liberalism". Liberals believe in larger government and higher taxes for the individual in an attempt to provide government funded programs and services to the community, such as welfare and universal healthcare services. On a social level, most the Democratic Party is socially progressive, and most feel strongly about fighting for and preserving rights for all citizens of the United States. By definition conservative means; "believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society: relating to or supporting political conservatism." Conservatives believe in smaller government, in fewer taxes, less government run programs and that responsibility of the individual is more beneficial to the community. On a social level, most of the Republican Party is less socially progressive, and believe in the preservation of more traditional values. I was raised with conservative beliefs, and while I still find myself moderate to conservative on some of the government regulated issues, I more clearly identify as a liberal now. Politics, to...
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...Lorena Phillips SOC 3336 May 3, 2010 Dr. Howard Barnes Final Paper What seems to come to your mind when you think of culture wars? In my opinion, a culture war involves violent acts portrayed against one another’s own culture. However, when I looked at the definition it defines as; “a metaphor used to claim that political conflict is based on sets of conflicting cultural values. The term frequently implies a conflict between those values considered traditional conservative and those considered progressive or liberal. The "culture war" is sometimes traced to the 1960s and has taken various forms since then” (www.wikipedia.org). The origin of the culture wars can be described from the 1800s to present day America. The term culture wars has been used by the English for many years to refer to battles between cultures, struggles between cultures literally, and so on. For example, there was a culture war between the Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck of the German Empire back in 1871 to 1878 against the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. “As an American phenomenon, its origin was in the 1920s when urban and rural American values came into clear conflict. This followed several decades of immigration to the cities by elements considered alien by the earlier immigrants and was a result of the cultural shifts and modernizing trends of the Roaring 20s, culminating in the presidential campaign of Al Smith” (www.wikipedia.org). In 1990, however, sociologist, James Davidson Hunter described...
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...Based on my research and the media sources I analyzed, there is definitely more liberal bias in the media as opposed to conservative bias. One who is liberal is open minded and welcoming to new ideas that contradict the traditional conservative. This argument has been debated for decades and studies along with media critics suggest that liberal bias is most common in the mainstream media. There is a clear lean towards the left in some of the most well-known media outlets such as CNN, The New York Times and NBC, just to identify a few. The majority of the journalist for these media outlets have liberal values which translate into how the news coverage is broadcast to the public. This can be seen in the topics discussed in these news articles such as presidential debates, gay marriage, and abortion....
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...Government Mr. Allen 3/26/14 Public Opinion Essay (Conservative) Being raised in a Hispanic Catholic Home I do highly believe I am a conservative. While thinking it through it came to mind that it may be because of how I was and am being raised or perhaps my religion or possibly even my race. Then it came to mind that being a Hispanic girl raised with Hispanic parents in a strongly enforced catholic home has greatly influenced my beliefs. We all want the same things in life. We want freedom; we want the chance for prosperity; we want as few people suffering as possible; we want healthy children; we want to have crime-free streets. Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. We believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems. There are several topics in which my belief of me classified as a conservative is put up to its meaning for example Abortion a Liberal would believe that A woman has the right to decide what happens with her body. A fetus is not a human life, so it does not have separate individual rights. The decision to have an abortion is a personal choice of a woman regarding her own body and the government must protect this right. However a Conservative would argue that a Human life begins at conception...
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...students alone, 23.1 percent of females and 5.4 percent of males, experience sexual assault or rape. Title IX was instituted to prevent gender discrepancies for all aspects, from sexual assault to athletics, in federally funded academic institutions for both the accuser and the accused. Americans generally support one of the two different policies instituted by the Obama and Trump administration. Obama’s policy being a liberal view point, and Trump’s a conservative. The policy...
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...Nation conservatives have a different philosophy on human imperfection than New Right conservatives do. One Nation conservatives hold the belief that we as humans are: greedy and have a limited capacity for altruism, a complex mix of emotions and contradictory motivations making us irrational, not totally consistent and are at balance the majority of the time with corruption. They believe that our inherent imperfect human nature stems from original sin, the Christian Belief. This shows a wholesome negative outlook on human nature. The New Right on the other hand is more positive as a result of the neo-liberal ideological view that we are in fact rational, shown by the classical liberal belief in self-regulating society and a ‘realm of coercion’. However, as the New Right is a marriage of neo-liberal and neo-conservative views there is also the negative view of human nature present, as held by traditional conservatives. At the heart of the debate, obviously is whether or not conservatism is a philosophy of imperfection, it is my view that it is a philosophy of imperfection to a large extent, as I will explain now. To begin, it is important to quote O’Sullivan who in 1976 said that conservatism is a ‘philosophy of imperfection. He said this, as unlike many ideologies which believe that humans are naturally good or at least can be made good through the improvement of their social circumstances (like liberals and socialists who believe in personal development), conservatives have...
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...Liberals and Conservatives When I think of the conservative view, the first thing that comes to mind is Adam Smith. Smith believed that individuals should have a natural right to obtain and protect proper nature materialistic, and the right to maximize their material well-being. Capitalism believes in competition within in the markets to endorse the public interest. In a capitalist system it encourages three major factors that effect the market and people. First, that it would lead to satisfaction of nations and individuals. Second, being in a competitive state it would force others to compete by drawing down prices and output would be at the highest due to the continuous competition. The most important factor in capitalism is that it creates innovations that are useful to society. Conservatives believe that buyers and sellers will react positive to innovations that benefit the society, while those that fall behind will be knocked out of competition. In order for this to work conservatives believe there has to be minimum interference with the market, also know as laissez-faire. No interference means no big government, no powerful unions, and no conspiring in trade. Conservative model isn’t a society without government, but a model that protects unnatural interference in the marketplace. To protect unnatural intrusion within business, the state should take such actions as deregulating industries, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and lower tax burdens. There...
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...Abortion, Right or Wrong? To most people life is a gift. Some people live each day as if it were their last. Others take life for granted and assume that what they put off today they can do tomorrow. What about the life of the unborn child, the human being that is growing and developing inside its mother’s womb. Is it the right of the mother to say this child shall be born, or is it the right of the government? Does the developing fetus have a voice on this issue? These questions have been asked as far back as ancient times. Today, the question whether abortion is right or wrong still has many people on different sides of the issue. Abortions have been performed throughout history for many different reasons. Laws and their enforcement on the issue have fluctuations through many eras. Many of the methods used in early and primitive cultures were non-surgical. Common techniques were making the woman perform strenuous physical activities such as climbing, paddling, weightlifting, or diving. Women could also use irritant leaves, fasting, bloodletting, and pouring hot water onto the abdomen. Each culture had its own ways of dealing with unwanted pregnancies. For centuries, South Asia has practiced the technique of massage abortion, the application of pressure to the pregnant abdomen. During the nineteenth century in the United States, the use of candles and other objects, such as glass rods, penholders, curling irons, spoons, sticks, knives, and catheters...
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...get fair say 2. What are the major parties running for the election? The Liberal Party, Conservative Party of Canada and New Democratic Party are the major parties running for the election. 3. Who are their leaders? Conservative: Hudak, Liberal: Wynne NDP: Horwath. 4. In one paragraph describe each party’s platform. The Liberal Party Platform deals with the topics of: equality of opportunity, true fiscal responsibility, clean environment, affordable access to postsecondary education, universal public health care, open, fair and strong democratic representation and evidence based crime policy. They believe and stand by the idea: when people and families are given the chance to succeed the economy will grow and Canadians become stronger which through equality of opportunity is important, turning deficits into surplus and making the economy flourish while creating good jobs across the country, becoming a clean energy economy, Canadians deserve affordable education, every Canadian deserves equal level of high quality and timely health care by an adequate and sustainable health system, exploring Parliamentary and Electoral reform in order to influence the institution with democratic principles to make a more meaningful and effective representation, and addressing the root causes of crimes and trying to keep our community safe. Stephen Harper, the leader of the Conservative Party created his “Here for Canada” policy platform which fixated on five priorities:...
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...When examining my own ideology, I consider myself to be a moderate centrist. In general, my opinions on the economic policy, as it pertains to conservatives. However, I share my views with the liberals when it comes to their social policy. After looking at the political platform of both liberalism and conservatism and comparing my views on the issues, which are: lower taxes, welfare reform, free market, abortion, same-sex marriage and euthanasia; I found out that I am a centrist. I share my views with Jean Jacques Rousseau on the idea that “man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains”. Humans are living in a state of innocence with nature before being corrupt by society. He philosophizes that a human begins feeling self-confident and is a mentally healthy being, but once subjected to the expectations, condemnations, and influences of society the person is no longer healthy and begins to experience a loss of confidence. Society causes a person to become prideful and forge ahead for unrealistic goals. Thereby, losing one's own self and as a result loses freedom. The person has been chained by social corruption. In addition, Rousseau states that man became more and more corrupt and degenerate as he became a “social animal”. However, as Aristotle said “Man is by nature a social animal”. Therefore, as nature is corrupted by society, our government is also corrupt. In today’s society, cheating, lying, and scandal is all part of everyday life, so it is no surprise that these...
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...Interview of a Social Worker Stacey S. Bain University of Michigan Flint When I found out that we had to conduct and interview for this class and then write a paper about it, I was mad. I mean I really do not like having to go to someone I don’t know and ask the questions and not feel dumb while doing this. I have three people in my family who are social workers. You would think that it would be easy for me to find someone who I feel comfortable around to write a paper about. Well it wasn’t I must have asked a thousand times and then finally begged my Aunt Johnice to do the interview with me. Not to mention that I am a big procrastinator when it comes to writing papers. I am just not good at it. But I did it anyways. I went to my Aunt Johnice. She has a bachelor’s degree in Social work and works for the Department of Human services off of Clio and Pierson Road. Unfortunately the problem with trying to interview someone you are related to, is you tend to get off of topic. Several times I had to re-ask a question and then to no avail I was there for over Two hours and she only answered three questions. It was a big eye opener for me. Finally Johnice suggested I interview this brilliant man who works with her. She said he was the one to talk to and that he would be able to guide me in the right direction. His name is Dan Savoie (pronounced Savoy). He agreed to meet with me the following Wednesday. To say I was a bit nervous was an understatement...
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...Cheyenne Bradt Paper #1 Chapter One Ethics 301 Dr. Waibel 1/22/13 Abortion is an ethical issue that many people are debating about. Chapter one in the book Social Issues: Morality and Social Policy discusses the issue of abortion. This chapter starts out discussing the reasons a woman may get an abortion. The first reason is if the fetus was to come to term the mother, for various reasons, could die. The second reason is the woman’s physical and/or mental health could be affected if the pregnancy continued. Third reason, there is a chance that the child would be severely impaired. The fourth reason, the pregnancy was a result of a rape or incest. Fifth reason, the woman is unmarried therefore being pregnant could cause a social stigma. The sixth reason is having a baby would cause a great financial burden. The last reason for having an abortion, which happens to be the most common reason is having a child would interfere with the happiness of the woman. The chapter then discusses the biological development of the fetus. Typically a human pregnancy lasts nine months. During that period of time the fetus goes through a continual process of development. The first is conception. Conception takes place when a male sperm cell combines with a female egg resulting in a single cell called a zygote, it can also be referred to as an embryo. The zygote then moves through the fallopian tube and implantation on the uterine wall occurs. This process usually occurs about eight to ten...
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