Cultural Influences

 In our discussion of cultural influences, we identified 10 fundamental personal values that often listed by individuals as central to them and the American culture. How would you rank these values in terms of their relative importance to you? What was the basis for your selection of the top three ranked values?

Honesty is a moral value attributed to integrity, trustworthiness, self respect, respect for other people, loyalty and fairness. All the above values are attributed to honesty. When one is trustworthy, fair and loyal, it means that person is honest. Honest is the key to achievement and success. Honesty is a great value according to the society and religious point of view. Honest is the best value which everybody should posses. Parents should train their kids to be honest in order for them to remain trustworthy and loyal in future. Integrity is governed by honesty. When one is trustworthy, it means they are being honest. Self respect and respect for other people is driven by honest. Fairness, loyalty, achievement are all attributed to loyalty. Family and reliability should also guide a person. Family comes first, followed by honest, achievement reliability, trustworthiness, integrity, self respect, respect for other people, loyalty and fairness. I ranked family, honesty and achievement since honesty is attributed to the rest of the values. Family is important since it will guide children to attain all the above values. Achievement is the result of having a good family and remaining honest all through. Family is the key to success since children learn different values from their parents.

Give three examples of a “personal” problem that you have encountered: one that involved the condition of certainty, one that involved risk, and one that involved uncertainty.

I have encountered many problems in life as a student. A personal problem that involved a condition of certainty was during when I had a fight with my classmate knowing clearly that I was breaking school regulations. I was sent home and I was sure my parents’ would not be happy with my mischievous behavior in school.

A problem that involved risk was during the end semester exam when I decided to copy a friend’s work. I was not sure whether the teacher would discover but shortly afterwards the teacher called me and my friend. It was discovered that I copied which made me lose marks and was almost the last person in that subject. My parents were informed of my deeds and I was punished both at home and in school. I now opted to always remain honest in all I do.

A problem that involved uncertainty was when I ran away from home after being suspended from school. I did not care where my parents would get me. I was running away from punishment from my parents and school. I caused more harm to my parents, school and friends than I expected.

Think of an important decision that you have made during the past year or so. In what ways did your process of making the decision match or vary from each factor in the political model of decision making?

I made a decision to assist the needy students study hard and provide some basic needs to them in order for us to achieve our goals together. I informed by other friends and together we are forming an organization assist our needy classmates. I first discovered the problem based on the political business model (Griffin, 2012). The problem is to needy students who struggle hard to learn. There are different goals and achievements we want to achieve in life. I was able to outline them down and set measures in order to achieve them. I was able to look for possible solutions to help our needy students. I mobilized my friends and together we are initiating an organization to help those students who are not lucky in terms of financial support from their parents. I am able to include even our parents in that idea since they are key supporters to achieve our achievements and success. The business political model (Griffin, 2012) helped me make a good decision since many students will achieve success regardless of their background and living standards.

 

 

References

Griffin, R. W. (2012). Fundamentals of management. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.