AU Utilitarianism in Decision Making & Hirschi Criminologist Essay

Part 1 

Describe in at least 6 paragraphs, a decision you or your organization made based upon Utilitarianism.Do you agree with this decision?Why or why not?
Kant’s Categorical Imperative can be applied to what kind of situations?When do you think it is appropriate to use and when isn’t it? Are there other theory/s you watched in the videos that may apply? Explain
After watching the Milgram clips, when if ever, do you feel you did something unethical on behalf of others or an organization?

https://youtu.be/xOYLCy5PVgM?si=-fG4TxSNJBjgOxDQ

https://youtu.be/uvmz5E75ZIA?si=-4XkQ5rukXFhui-j

https://youtu.be/8bIys6JoEDw?si=nG71T8a0M9bt0mxH

Part 2

Travis Hirschi identified three different forms of propositional integration that are now commonly used.

Identify and summarize these three factors.

Part 3.

One of sociology’s central tasks is to show the ways in which an individual’s life is inextricably embedded in and influenced by the social world. Using all the sociological ideas you have learned so far in this course, write a reflection on yourself and your story in sociological terms. You may ask such questions as:

• What is my social identity? In other words, what groups and categories do you belong to? In what ways do you identify yourself in social terms (i.e. by your membership in these groups)? In what ways are these memberships relevant to you? Consider that group and categorical memberships may be anything from a club you intentionally joined to something that was assigned to you by society (such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender).
• What are the elements of my culture? In other words, how do the social formations (society, family, community, groups, etc.), which you grew up in or later became aware of, teach people to understand and act in the world? Consider that “culture” can contain everything from traditions and customs to morals, beliefs, and values.
• Where am I positioned in my society’s structure? Recall that social structures, typically, are hierarchical ways of arranging the elements of a society – including all the groups and categories to which you belong. How do you think this has been relevant to your life? What do you think would have been different about your life if some aspect of your social identity had been different?

Note that you do not have to go into detail about anything you feel is too personal or sensitive. Most importantly, make sure you are making clear the connections you are drawing between yourself/your story and the concepts, theories, and ideas you have learned in this course. What are the sociological ideas you’re drawing from and how are they relevant to you?