How+do+those+values+contribute+toward+the+psychopathic+behavior+of+corporations?

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Group 1

I have added these questions to this section please be sure your response answers these questions a. Why do a society’s dominant institutions require a dominant social paradigm? b. What are the dominant institutions in the world today? c. What are the dominant values of those institutions? 4. How do those values contribute toward the psychopathic behavior of corporations?


 * __Tim's Part__**

In order for our dominant institutions to work we need to be in the same paradigm. As Kuhn stated in his work once the movement has been made from the previous paradigm there is no going back, the world is changed forever. Our dominant institutions are built to work in one kind of paradigm, and that is the pursuit of wealth. This goal and the system build around it are only allowed to happen because it is hard for the everyday person to see the insanity of it all. We have to define our dominant institutions and the paradigms they work in. One paradigm would be capitalism or a free market, and the other being democracy. Our everyday life is dictated by these systems that we give power to. It is like one of Palmer's paradox. We done question the system that already exist, part of this is because it is built to hide itself from the everyday. We all talk about capitalism like it is the great Wizard of Oz, some big floating head out there driving us to buy and sell,but never put that face on to the body of what it defines: Corporations. They work in this system that we don't question. They are allowed to work by another body of our creation, government. We see a president or a king, but they are there to help give focus and voice to the true power of the government. Control of the wealth. It sounds a little bit like a conspiracy theory when you write these thoughts out, but that is all part of the paradigm. The problem with the values these dominant paradigms create they are all very heartless. They are all about the pursuit of power though wealth or wealth though power, it depends on what one of the two you already have. The system is meant to keep itself sustained, and it does because the wealth will say with the same group of people, who in turn don't question the system in order to sustain their paradigm. These goals will lead to the Psychopathic Behavior Adam speaks of in his section.

__//**ADAM'S PART**//__

What is a //**Psychopath**// and what is **//Psychopathic Behavior//**: is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for the rights of others and the rules of society. Psychopaths have a lack of empathy and remorse, and have very shallow emotions. They are generally regarded as callous, selfish, dishonest, arrogant, aggressive, impulsive, irresponsible, and hedonistic.

These are the values that the majority of American Corporations exhibit on a regular basis, and it is often self evident, that this is how most corporation will treat people, wild life, and nature, as long as they are making their quota and finishing above the bottom line, and in the black. This is seen all the time when corporations are dumping toxins into the worlds rivers and oceans, and most corporations are even dumping, essentially, in their own back yards. This is how these values like arrogant, selfish, impulsive, and irresponsible contribute, to how most corporations behave in there day to day operations. This must stop and it is not right.


 * __DREW'S PART__**

What are the dominant values of those institutions? Well when it comes down to the major values of a institution, they are all the same in the end. They want to push a thought process that will get everyone on the same page. The institution might be for a corporation that wants to mass produce multiple items and get the product out as soon as possible, were as you may have other corporations thats institutions have other main focuses such as making sure that before their product even hits the market, it is flawless. This all comes down to institutionalization, they want to make sure that everyone that works for them is on the same path and everyone has an eye on the same prize.

As long as these corporations such as Pepsi, Motorola, any car manufacture, basically any clothing brand, big time media see the largest amount of income they do not really care what the related issues are. It is the " If I do not see it, then it is not there" attitude. For example people do not understand that there is a corporation for clean water and in some countries it is easier to buy a two dollar soda pop, instead of a thirteen dollar bottle of clean drinking water. This causes major health issues and environmental issue with all the toxins and trash that is being pumped into environment. But the institutions values are to get the most out of their product no matter what type of issue they may construct.