...I think there have been many times in my life where I have used the principles of critical thinking in making sexual decisions ( and many when I have let attraction and emotions guide my decision making).It has always been much harder to put critical thinking into practice when I let my emotions get in the way. However I believe that the basic principles of critical thinking apply in most situations you need to ask yourself the questions that apply to that particular situation. I believe that the time when principles of critical thinking were most important in my decision to have sex, were when my ex husband and I were near the end of our relationship and he said he wanted to have another child, in the attempt to save our relationship. I had to ask my self questions like: How would this decision affect those around us (our children, parents ect..)? How would having sex with the intent of having a child make me feel about myself? How would it affect me physically and emotionally? Am I considering it because I want to or because he is pressuring me? Would it improve our relationship or make it worse? I think that the only requirement for using critical thinking is to ask yourself why you are considering a particular course of action. Ask questions that will give you the information (incoming and what you already know), to determine your actions. Critical thinking enables me to ask the right questions so that I might arrive at the correct answers, which in turn becomes...
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...I try to maintain the view of a skeptic as a constant guard against making poor decisions about sexual activity. I consider this a critical thinking tool that allows me to better analyze the situation from both side of the issue. What will happen if I do this? What will happen if I don't do that? I also try to hold my own center without letting any ones else's views sway my opinion. In out society, peer pressure is always a strong factor in making sexual decisions. It is important to learn how to ignore peer pressure when making decision that are crucial to a decision that involves sexual activity. Getting a sexually transmitted disease is a critical aspect of that decision and having a baby is another one. Asking whether I am putting myself at risk for one of those thing happening is something to consider when making those type of decision. Can I this person be HIV positive? These can be life threatening decision that must and have to be made. The critical thinking process is very appropriate for both male and female when considering sexual decision. Most young people are very impulsive when it comes to making sexual decision. They are inclined to act on the spur of the moment without even thinking about what there impulsive behavior can lead to in the long run. They do not apply critical thinking to this emotionally charged situation. I would not engage in sex with someone who I did not know or someone who I was not familiar with on a long term basis...
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...(JM) was associated with sexual infidelity and female JM was with emotional infidelity. In this article, research was conducted to support the the hypothesis that decision making time of the adaptively primary infidelity type (female sexual and male emotional infidelity) was shorter than the secondary infidelity type (female emotional and male sexual infidelity). This research was focusing on recording the time of decision making processes because it reflected the differences in elaborateness in the decision. The subjects were 200 students (100 female and 100 male) of University of Bielefeld, Germany. Subjects were presented by computers with series of different scenarios of social situations considering they were under a committed romantic relationship, and then chose between two response alternatives. Time was measured from presenting each scenario till participants responding to press the key on computers. The results indicated time decision making for the adaptively primary infidelity type was significantly faster than decisions for the adaptively secondary infidelity type, that women selecting emotional infidelity were faster than sexual infidelity, while men selecting sexual infidelity faster than emotional infidelity. The results imply the adaptively primary infidelity type is more effectively processed and recalled by women and men. The results also suggest that force-choice questions does not impact on the decision making process that leads to artifacts...
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...Will Listen? Rural Teen Pregnancy Reflections.” There are both medical and social concerns that occur with teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy statistic shows that teen mothers give birth to premature babies with low birth weight. The social aspect is teen mothers do not complete high school and lives in poverty. These situations rank high in abuse and neglect with teen parents. Definition of the Problem Rural areas show the highest rate of teen pregnancy compared to state rates, which produces a problem that researchers are questioning why this rate is higher in the rural areas. The Theory of Adolescent Sexual Decision Making (TASDM) is the basis this research was conducted to resolve. This theory has two main objectives that include the risk-promoting environments teens experience and exposure to risky situation that create the situations teens use to justify sexual behavior (Weiss, 2012). The problem with teen pregnancy produces premature birth and low birth weight in the babies. A medical problem with teen pregnancy is the medical expenses incurred with both teenager and infant. These statistics indicate that teen pregnancy result from family with no insurance and no means to pay the medical expenses teen pregnancy incurs. The social problem teen pregnancy presents are that teen mothers tend not finish high school. Teen pregnancy results in low income rates, the need for higher public assistance, poor educational, behavioral, and health problem in children. ...
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...throughout the rest of my life. My value system and critical thinking to my sexual decision making before and after this course I can say have stayed the same in most areas. Although I believe myself to have more knowledge in certain areas my value systems of situational ethics and rationalism are the same. “Situational ethics is the decision making should be guided by genuine love for others and not for moral reason” (Rathus). Whereas rationalism is “the use of reason to determine course of action, decisions should be based off of intellect and reasoning, rather then the emotions of strict obedience and religion” (Rathus et al., 2005). I do believe that individuals should make a decision based off of fact, intellect, and genuine love for the other person. Having the sexual knowledge I believe will help many individuals to make informed decisions on sexual intercourse. It educates on sexual transmitted diseases (STD’s), HIV/AIDS, and pregnancy. The goal is to educate so individuals make smart decisions on sexual intercourse. As an adult I do feel the same rules apply but now that I am older I feel age should make a difference. When I made the decision to have intercourse for the first time I was very young. Although my values were the same and I felt like I made a decision based on love and reasoning, However, I was still very young and with no experience. I do not regret my decision that I made...
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...in all aspect of their lives including decision-making. The responsibility of the parents are to feed, clothe, financially support, shelter their children and in this case make medical decisions and sign consent to either participate or not participate in medical treatment. It is debatable on when the minors can at least participate in the decision-making process of their health care needs versus the parents pursuing to disregard their children’s feelings and make decisions despite their children’s concerns or wishes. The question is can minors be responsible in making decisions for themselves when it comes to his or her health care needs? The answer is yes, only if they are legally able to make that decision for his or herself ir if they are above the age of 18. Many minors may appear to have the knowledge and understanding to make their own decisions such as whether or not to engage in sexual activities, to drink or not drink alcoholic beverages, to smoke cigarettes, or other illegal substances. The decisions gets more in-depth when taking into consideration what types of birth control to use such as the pill and other forms of birth control contraceptives to used as precautions to lessen chances of potential pregnancies and condoms to prevent sexual transmitted diseases (Boostra, 2000). Minors currently make their own decisions already on a daily basis. However, their parents still have a legal right to make the final decision on what her or she can or cannot do as the...
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...Ethics Game Dilemma Mysterious Roses and Cold Feet March 12, 2013 Abstract Sexual Harassment and Falsifying data are an unethical practice that could happen in an organization. Leaders are required to take action. In the case of the Mysterious Roses and the case of the Cold Feet G BioSport find themselves resolving serious dilemmas. This discuss will address decision-making steps, ethical lenses used to make decisions, and ethical lenses that influence decisions. Ethical issues presented in the simulation The Mysterious Roses and the Case of the Cold feet were two simulation that present different issues with different solution. The Mysterious Roses dealt with a sexual harassment incident with Gayle Dornier a worker with G-BioSport. Gayle was receiving roses mysteriously, and she was clearly perplexed by the mysterious gesture. The suspect in question is Bill Witherspoon. The issue is that Gayle wants to speak about a confidential matter. Initially advising Gayle that the conversation will be confidential; however, if it consists of work related issue it may have to be reported. It was advised for her to prepare better, Gayle will need to read the handbook before the meeting. This leaves her with control of the situation and management’s role in clear view. The issue surrounding the Case of the Cold Feet is that someone in the company falsely reported study data in another division’s work. After a little internal investigation the reports Phillip Waters...
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...Review Questions Chapter 1 1. What is organizational performance and what is its relationship with efficiency and effectiveness? Organizational performance: a measure of how efficiently and effectively managers use organizational resources to satisfy customers and achiever organizational goals. Efficiency: A measure of how well or productively resources are used to achieve a goal Effectiveness: A measure of the appropriateness of the goals an organization is pursuing and the degree to which the organization achieves those goals. 2. Explain the following terms: strategy, low-cost strategy, and differentiation strategy Strategy: A cluster of decisions about what goals to pursue, what actions to take, and how to use resources to achieve goals. Low cost strategy: a way of obtaining customers by making decision that allow an organization to produce goods or services more cheaply than its competitors so it can charge lower prices than they do Differentiation strategy: To deliver to customers new, exciting, and unique products 3. What does the managerial function of organizing involve? What is its outcome? Organizing: structuring working relationships so organization members interact and cooperate to achieve organization goals. Outcome: The outcome of organizing is the creation of organization structure Organization structure: a formal system of task and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates organizational members so they work together to...
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...Mysterious Roses and the Cold Feet Schenise Harmon Ethics/316 May 14, 2013 Ms. Allynne Owens The Mysterious Roses and the Cold Feet This particular discussion will address decision-making steps ethical lenses used to make decisions and ethical lenses that have influential decisions. Sexual Harassment and also falsifying data are both an unethical practice that can happen in any organization or business environment. Leaders such as mangers and senior managers have to step in and take action. In this particular instance the Mysterious Roses and the case of cold feet, G bio sports find themselves resolving very serious dilemmas. Ethical Issues Presented in the simulation The Case of the Cold Feet and Mysterious Roses were the two simulations that presented two different issues with different solutions. The issue surrounding the case of cold feet is that someone had copied another division work. After an internal investigation the report that Phillip gave were definitely incorrect and the reports were not valid. The Division Medical Director, Phillip Waters have given false data on an upcoming article on a particular research study that has been changed an cannot under any circumstances be replicated. The Mysterious Roses dealt with sexual harassment incident with Gayle Dornier an employee at G-Bio Sport. Gayle was receiving roses mysteriously, and she was not flattered of the gesture. The person at interest is Bill Witherspoon. The issues...
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...relationships are that of a relationship of some kind with a patient either the patient is a family member, friend, or known through business. Dual relationships are not that of a sexual manner as that does not constitute a dual relationship but more of crossing boundaries the same as accepting gifts or meeting outside the office (Zur, 1997- 2013). There are many forms of dual relationships but as long and the boundary in a sexual or more than doctor client relationship are not crossed (accepting gifts, hugging). In the scenario that was chosen the therapist/teacher is dealing with a dual relationship of his or her student confiding marital issues and at a later date asking for the professor to be him and his wife’s couple’s counselor. This is a situation in which the professional need to determine if this is a dual relationship, crossing boundaries, and meets ethical decision-making process. Definition of Dual Relationships Dual relationships are defined as professional and personal relationships that transpire involving a client and the therapist or psychologist (Pope & Keith-Spiegel, 2008). Dual relationships in the field of psychology are any relationship where different roles are between a therapist and client. For instance dual relationship is the client is also an acquaintance, family member, sexual partner, mentor, student, or business colleague of the therapist. As therapists or psychologists, they must avoid from entering a relationship or promising another individual...
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...instance, there is a clearly defined hierarchy as we learn early in the novel. Garvin is at the top, and then there is Meredith Johnson, Phillip Blackburn and Stephanie Kaplan below him with the division heads below them. All of the information flows up and down that chain of command in order to carry out organizational procedures and policies. While it is a hierarchy, it would be unfair to say their company was strictly mechanistic. It is true that they had production plants where they used assembly lines, but they also had a very lax and open environment for the design teams to come up with new technology such as the VIE that Don Cherry and his crew manufactured for the Conley-White Team. DigiCom uses the hierarchical chain to make decisions, with information flowing up and down the chain of command. However, they also take a practice out of the metaphor of the brain by using networked intelligence. All of the information they use is part of a massive database that is all connected. This is seen towards the end of the novel when Tom Sanders and Louise Fernandez enter the VIE to gain access to the Conley-White Database located out of New York. There is no one specific metaphor to directly compare DigiCom to in my view, but as I explained,...
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...terms of population, economical state as well as social development. While reaching the conclusion of whether immigration is the right choice for an Egyptian family, considering that moving to a Western country would have a large impact on all members, a number of factors are taken into consideration. When a family decides to leave its country, certain factors, usually negative, drive that decision with the support of better conditions usually offered in the hosting state. An important question is then raised, tackling whether identity and personal aspects are in fact more important than economic, financial and security factors. With the lack of security, political and economic stability in Egypt since the 25th of January revolution in 2011, the weight of importance of the identification and personal aspects that falls on the decision to be made is lighter, given that the family should concentrate on the long term security of the family. With a high unemployment indicator, increased inflation, high crime rate and sexual assaults as well as low education ratio, push factors support the decision of the average Egyptian family to immigrate in the benefit of all the members of the family, specifically in the long term. An average Egyptian family, usually consisting of parents and two children, greatly suffer due to their low financial status, which is a result of the high unemployment indicators as well as increasing inflation rates. The push-pull migration theory tackles the...
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...Ethics Game Week 5 Performance measurements Performance measurements are used to characterize and define performance in a project. They are used to track and manage progress toward achieving specific project goals. Performance measurements help determine how decision-making processes of a project led to its success or failure, understanding these can help organizations make future improvements. It is a project manager's responsibility to measure performance based on the triple constraints of time, budget, and quality of a project. There are many performance measurements a project manager can use based on the type of project at hand, this paper compares and contrasts the following measurements - * Earned Value * Customer Satisfaction * Requirements Performance Earned Value Earned Value measures work performed in terms of schedule and budget of a project. It helps identify schedule and budget mishaps in all areas of a project. "Earned Value is an approach where you monitor the project plan, actual work, and work-completed value to see if a project is on track. Earned Value shows how much of the budget and time should have been spent, with regard to the amount of work done so far" (Haughey, 2013). It measures current performance in a project, which helps project managers determine what the future performance will be. Using earned value, project managers can determine how much work is completed vs., how much was expected to be completed at a certain point in a project...
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...partnering between management and labor is the crux of Saturn Corporation’s revolutionary idea. Not only are Epps and Rypkowski “paired,” but so are Skip LeFauve, Saturn’s president, and Dick Hoalcraft, the UAW’s top boss. From the top management level down through the ranks, both represented and non represented workers have partners, and, unlike many other organizations with adversarial labor-management relations, the UAW and Saturn’s management work together as teams in virtually every facet of the operation. According to Epps, We’re committed tom an entirely different set of beliefs. One is to have UAW involvement in all aspect of the business. The other crucial principle is that we believe those people affected by a decision should be involved in that decision.” Saturn Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors (GM). Its market share in the U.S. is down to 31.5 percent, and GM, the largest industrial corporation in the world, has been struggling of late. GM is Detroit’s high cost producer. Saturn is part Gm’s strategy to get its North American automobile business back in gear. The genesis of the Saturn experiment in team work occurred in February of 1984 with the establishment of Group 99. This group consisted of 99 employees representing a broad cross section of UAW members, GM managers, and...
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...Philosophers have argued the ability of a person to fully sustain their uniqueness and independence in their full extent whilst being in love. By entering into a relationship, both parties will do so for personal gain and pleasure, but simultaneously the union of two people results. Romantic love causes the limitation of one’s individuality in important decisions that pertain to both of them, yet, regular decisions that don’t affect them simultaneously can still able to be made individually. While choices throughout life are constantly influenced by a person’s surroundings, the person with whom you are in love will ultimately be the one who has the greatest impact on your autonomy. The Greek terminologies to describe love between people include ‘eros’ translated as sexual, passionate or romantic love and ‘philia’ translated as the love within friendship between others (Halwani, 2010). Since romantic love is an emotion, it is difficult to define as the reason for love because it constantly changes; both circumstances as well as reasons for attractions differ (Halwani, 2010). W. Newton-Smith, therefore explains that a sexual dimension is a generally necessary feature of romantic love, as this appears to be constant. In addition, a necessary feature of romantic love, as well as any love, is the concern over the contentment and welfare of the beloved. Other features Halwani includes are love between two people that is reciprocated, strong emotions and desires between lovers, resulting...
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