The author’s glass is half empty as she blames the unequal allocation of resources for the hard lives of herself and her temporary peers. Had she accepted the reality of her situation and acquiesced to having a roommate she may have been more comfortable and felt more supported. Another way of viewing the situation would be with a glass half full, or as a structural functualism theorist. Through this lense, Ms. Ehrenreich may have seen how her co-workers bonded together to help one another, as was the case with Holly. She may have seen the social programs which exist to catch those falling through the cracks, perhaps temporarily on hard times.
Was the media making her believe that she must be thin? Carla’s actions may have been because “all knowledge is shaped by socially and historically shaped power relations (Doane and Varcoe, p. 54).” By knowing this we may begin to see her views on the situation and her
Assignment #1 1. What symptoms exist to suggest that something has gone wrong? There are a few key observerable symptoms that things had gone wrong when Syd Gilman (Vice President of Marketing) was speaking with Rochelle Beauport. The “red flags” that I found in this case are: * Syd failed to recognize Rochelle’s reaction to the news as he was too focused on the belief/expectation that Rochelle would perceive the marketing research coordinator position as a career advancement; * As a result of Syd’s expectation of how Rochelle would respond to the new position, he misinterpreted her negative reaction as a positive “surprised” reaction; * Rochelle viewed the new position offered as a “backroom” job and believed it was due to her visible minority and her gender; * She believed that she was getting sidelined and removed from the company’s bottom-line activities; * She believed that the position of marketing research was not the route to top management; * Syd assumed that Rochelle’s surprised reaction was because of the great career opportunity he was presenting to her when in reality Rochelle perceived this offer in the completely opposite way; * Exit – Rochelle felt dissatisfaction with her previous employer that ultimately lead her to leaving the company, and is now starting to feel the same dissatisfaction and is considering leaving Hy Dairies Ltd.; * Voice - after some reflection she is now contemplating whether or not to talk to Syd and voice her concerns, and; * Loyalty – as a result of the offer from Syd, her loyalty to the company is reduced enough to consider leaving the company. 2.
Another assumption is that women often took jobs for the wrong reasons (Gunn and Gullickson, 2007). That statement suggests that Karen’s gender may have been the reason she did not recognize her motivator instead of the fact that she may have just never thought about it. If a person obtains a job that will not gratify their main motivator then that person will be unsatisfied with their job. By making this assumption the article also implies that most women are not satisfied at work .Even though assumptions are drawn from this article, there are a few hypotheses made by the Pursuit of Unhappiness. Hypotheses, Variable, and Operational Definitions One hypothesis
He reiterates, however, that his reasons are based on merit. He feels Sonya’s high level of enthusiasm may be a detriment to her work performance because customers may be turned off by it. He also suggests that Jacqueline would be better choice because she is married. Paul disagrees but, in the end, Robert states that they will go with Jacqueline and see how it works out. The two generate an interesting debate; however they might lose their credibility because Robert brought the fact that Jacqueline was married which is not job related and could be discriminatory to unmarried applicant while Paul he continually refer about Sonya’s enthusiasm and could be the selling point but this is not also offer any substantial reasons for her preference.
I will work to get him to make these changes so that his self esteem will be boosted and he can make the decisions that will lead to a better future for himself this will in turn help his relationships with his girlfriend, his mother and his work colleagues. Diagnosis I can see from the information Mr X has given me that he has low self esteem and lacks confidence. He does not have the confidence to apply for the job although he has done it on several occasions when the manager has been on holiday, so he is capable of doing it. This is a positive for Mr X and we can work on this during the session. He has low self esteem which will impact on everything he does.
Priestley shows that they don’t care about what they have done when Mrs Birling says “And in spite of what has happened to the girl since, I consider I did my duty.” This shows that she doesn’t think she needs to responsibility for the part she played in Eva Smith’s death. However, when they fear there will be a public scandal they say “But surely…I mean…it’s ridiculous.” Mrs Birling thinks about what she has said and when she works out that it was Eric that got Eva Smith pregnant she tries to take back what she has said and convince the Inspector she was wrong. This conveys a dislike towards the Birling family because even when it is about a girl who has killed herself Mr and Mrs Birling are more concerned in looking out for themselves instead of helping in the
Both would also seem to be in agreement that this disparity should be remedied. Although Tong literally attacks Summers, she seems to slip up at times and she actually confirms some of his speculations. She does this, for example, by stating that women are hesitant to work 80 hours weeks immediately after characterizing this as an ignorant argument. It seems that Tong simply wants the issue to be about discrimination, which is a valid point, but she does so by censoring the opinions of others and by denying even the remotest possibility that Summers might have even one legitimate observation. The contrasts are so evident as to make the similarities pale in comparison and it would seem that the real issues will never be solved unless people can communicate more effectively than Summers and
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Serena Joy the wife of the commander Fred feels a great ability to hold power of Offred especially because of how much despises the fact that Offred has the ability to carry a child and she doesn’t. The way in which Serena’s extent of power is demonstrated is when she inflicts physical pain towards Offred during the ceremony to symbolise that Serena was overpowering Offred and stating that Fred was her husband not hers and that she shouldn’t be enjoying the sex. Serena Joy exerts her power through her fear and by inflicting fear, she fears Offred not being able to conceive a child therefore she is willing to break the rules to ensure that Offred conceives. She does this by arranging secret visits with Nick who is an eye and is meant to be monitoring the commander and his actions. However, whilst Serena feels that she holds power over Offred, she is providing power to Offred by allowing her to feel a sense of agency and a thrilling sense of the ‘time before’.