Unit 4 Journal

Journals

Journal: Distribution of Good or Bad to Others

When you have had an occasion to distribute good or bad to others, what were these situations and what made you opt for a particular way of dealing with them?

Journal: Methods of Reward and Punishment

What method of reward and punishment is used in your family, and how does it fit with the three theories? Does it work? Be specific.

Journal: Theories Followed for Reward and Punishment

How do we, in America, generally reward, punish, or distribute good or bad, and which theories do you think we basically follow? Give specific examples and illustrations to support your main points.

Journal: Purpose of Punishment

To what extent is the purpose of punishment to (a) protect society, (b) punish criminals, or (c) rehabilitate and reform criminals? Why do you think so? Be specific.

Journal: Effectiveness of Punishment in Judicial and Penal Systems

To what extent do you feel that America’s judicial and penal systems are effective in punishing or rehabilitating criminals?

Journal: Caring for the Less Fortunate and Needy

To what extent do you feel that as a country and its citizens we should take care of our less fortunate and “needy” members, and why? How should this be done—through private donations, government support, or both? Explain.

Journal: Moral Codes and Humanitarian Ethics

Examine a system of ethics or moral code with which you are quite familiar (e.g., your religion’s code of ethics, your family’s code of ethics, or your desired profession’s code of ethics), and describe the extent to which any or all of the five basic principles described in this chapter are found in that system or code.

Journal: The U.S. and the Five Principles

To what extent do you believe that the United States, as a nation, follows the five basic principles? Does it follow other principles? Explain.

Journal: Distribution of Good and Bad, Reward and Punishment

Analyze any group or institution of which you are or have been a member (e.g., church, school, the military, sports team, or honorary club or society in school or out of it), and describe what theories are or have been used in distributing good and bad and in rewarding and punishing. Do you believe that those methods were fair and just? Why?

Journal: Basic Human Rights

In his historic acceptance of his party’s nomination for President of the United States, Sen. Barack Obama (D. IL) stated that it is every American’s birthright to have a college education. Is this a basic human right? What basis can Obama cite for such a claim?