M3. Explain why conformity and obedience are important in the public services, with reference to research studies. Conformity and obedience are forms of social influence which strongly affect our behaviour is social situations, from following fashions and unwritten social norms which organise our behaviour, to committing immoral acts because we are commanded to by someone who appears to be in a position of authority. This essay looks at the similarities and differences between the three, looking specifically at the factors that influence each two. Conformity within a group entails members changing their attitudes and beliefs in order to match those of others within the group.
Power: The Structure of Conflict Chapter 4 of Wilmot and Hocker’s Interpersonal Conflict examines the role of power in conflict by addressing common perceptions about it, how it develops, and ultimately how to balance and use it constructively to solve problems. In regards to how we generally see power, it is something that we require to influence the way we lead our lives. We need power to speak for ourselves, to control what influences us, and also to protect ourselves from perceived harm. Differing views of power are both negative and positive, and are subject to the difference in one’s orientation towards it from another’s. Power is a fundamental concept in conflict theory that attributes three perceptions of power.
The massive study determines four dimensions: ³(1) power distance, (2) uncertaintyavoidance, (3) individualism, and (4) masculinity´ (Hodgetts, Luthans, & Doh, 2005, p. 102).The study provides information on different cultures behavior (Hodgetts, Luthans, & Doh, 2005).An example is individualism versus collectivism.In the United States, Americans are individualistic concerned about the welfare of self and family (Hodgetts, Luthans, & Doh, 2005). Many of the foreign workers from Pakistan, India,and Korea are in collectivist societies and are concerned about protecting group members andfamily to obtain loyalty (Hodgetts, Luthans, & Doh, 2005). The difference could
Once a child's gender is evident, others treat those in one gender differently from those in the other, and the children respond to the different treatment by feeling different and behaving differently. Pg. 122 The process of gendering and its outcome are legitimated by religion, law, science and the society’s entire set of values. Pg. 122 As a process, gender creates the social differences that define “woman” and “man.” In social interaction throughout their lives, individuals learn what is expected, see what is expected, act and react in expected ways, and thus simultaneously construct and maintain the gender order pg.
1. Why is it important to recognise and document knowledge, skills and experience of others in relation to team objectives? To develop a workplace diversity plan it is helpful to gather information about the organisations current environment. This information forms the starting point for setting the plans objectives. It’s important because the outcomes of doing this may include: awareness of, and commitment to, workplace diversity principles, recognition of the positive value of a diverse workforce agency, integration of workplace diversity principles in business and human resources practices and systems and creation of harmonious and supportive work environment.
With Citigroup’s organizational culture it has guided employees toward the behaviors and attitudes that have put the company at risk. The company must revert to what is important that is the customers and focus on the core values of the organizations, and the vision of the organization. To change Citigroup’s organizational culture there needs to be a shared responsibility among the leaders of the company, managers, and employees. By having a shared responsibility will make Citigroup’s organizational culture more effective and productive. Having shared responsibility will allow each employee to achieve or accomplish his or her full potential, and acting with the greatest level integrity when dealing with one another, and customers.
This frame is of the view that - people should have clear, well understood goals and different roles, -and relationships and coordination must exist between these goals and roles in order for an organization to be successful. Policies, linkages and lines of authority are well defined and it stresses that when an organization has the right structure and people understand it, the organization can achieve its goals and individuals can be effective in their roles. It focuses on how work is organized, who does what with emphasis on policies and procedures. After schall had analyzes the situation, she is able to identify some major problems from the structural point of view. Prominent among these are: * A poor operating structure that is not adequate facilitate the successful day to day operations.
A theoretical approach is a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. Two very important theoretical prespective are the structural –functionalism and the conflict theory. These two theoretical prespective are classified as macrosociology because they focus on large groups, social institution and society and they both have basic underlying ideas. The basic underlying idea of structural fuctionalisnm is that all parts of society needs to make a contribution to operate as whole and maintain society. Each elements in this structural fuctionalism are interdependent and a change in one element would lead to the changes in the other elements.
In addition, in every society of the world, gender is a basis for stratifying people. In my opinion, stratification is very necessary and only the person on the losing end would disagree. People are either denied or allowed access to the good things offered by their society (Heslin p. 186). Unlike Karl Marx, I have a Functionalist view on stratification I believe that a qualified position in society requires qualified people. I believe it is important to have the bourgeoisie and the proletariat that is how society maintains operations through property, power, and prestige.
This division consequently formed expectances for both men and women in society and occupations. These expectances in turn gave rise to gender stereotypes that play a role in the formation of sexism in the work place, i.e., occupational sexism. [1] According to a reference there are three common patterns associated with social role theory that might help explain the relationship between the theory and occupational sexism. The three patterns are as follows: Women tend to take on more domestic task; Women and men often have different occupational roles; and In occupations, women often have lower status These patterns can work as the fore ground for the commonality of occupational stereotypes. [2] One example of this in action is the expectancy value model.