Goverment Shutdown
New and Analysis Paper
Sociology 191-09
Government Shutdown
Summary:
The news article, “Government Shutdown: round up of Michigan editorials” talked about the recent government shut down. The article describes that as we enter the second week of the government shutdown it’s “inflicting a punishment on the people who elected the representatives into office.” The Grand Rapids Press stated that “if the GOP has a problem with the Affordable Care Act they should take care of it while the government is open.” The article continued to talk about how governing is about finding solutions to difficult problems and how it can’t happen without a compromise. The Affordable Care Act could have benefited many individuals around the country, including right here in Michigan. The Petoskey News-Review claimed they were disappointed in Michigan’s elected representative because he conformed to his party instead of taking a stand. The Kalamazoo Gazette made a bold statement saying “If you must obsess over Obamacare, at least do it with the doors open.”
Analysis:
Group size has an unprecedented impact on the nature of social interaction. Studies have shown that as group size increase individuals typically reduce their efforts. Imagine something as gigantic as our government, between the House and the Senate there are five hundred and thirty five members in the United States Congress. Groups of that magnitude fall victim to groupthink, or decision making that ignores alternate solutions in order to keep group harmony. Although after reading this article I highly doubt there will be any harmony between the two political parties anytime soon. The article describes how members of Congress followed the example of their party instead of looking for alternative solutions. The functionalist perspective tends to better explain this article because it relates to society working as a whole. This perspective helps describe the consequences the shut down has on federal workers along
Sociology 191-09
Government Shutdown
Summary:
The news article, “Government Shutdown: round up of Michigan editorials” talked about the recent government shut down. The article describes that as we enter the second week of the government shutdown it’s “inflicting a punishment on the people who elected the representatives into office.” The Grand Rapids Press stated that “if the GOP has a problem with the Affordable Care Act they should take care of it while the government is open.” The article continued to talk about how governing is about finding solutions to difficult problems and how it can’t happen without a compromise. The Affordable Care Act could have benefited many individuals around the country, including right here in Michigan. The Petoskey News-Review claimed they were disappointed in Michigan’s elected representative because he conformed to his party instead of taking a stand. The Kalamazoo Gazette made a bold statement saying “If you must obsess over Obamacare, at least do it with the doors open.”
Analysis:
Group size has an unprecedented impact on the nature of social interaction. Studies have shown that as group size increase individuals typically reduce their efforts. Imagine something as gigantic as our government, between the House and the Senate there are five hundred and thirty five members in the United States Congress. Groups of that magnitude fall victim to groupthink, or decision making that ignores alternate solutions in order to keep group harmony. Although after reading this article I highly doubt there will be any harmony between the two political parties anytime soon. The article describes how members of Congress followed the example of their party instead of looking for alternative solutions. The functionalist perspective tends to better explain this article because it relates to society working as a whole. This perspective helps describe the consequences the shut down has on federal workers along