Essays on Favoritism

The Board of Education violated her right to privacy

The Board of Education disregarded Pettit's entitlement to privacy. She had devoted much of her time to work with the mentally challenged children for more than thirteen years and, all through her vocation, her assessments were constantly positive. Her sexual orientation in “Swingers” is outside her jurisdiction of her role as a teacher and the allocated working hours, and she is at liberty to do whatever thing as long as it does not meddle with her performance as a professional instructor. Based on the allegations leveled against her, her sexual activities have nothing to do with her qualifications or ...

Introduction

In today’s world, physical appearance is at the center of considerations by everyone and so are the grooming products. Everyone is on the outlook for best grooming products that will conveniently and consistently keep them well-groomed and good-looking. Companies that either manufactures or delivers shaving and personal grooming products like Dollar Shave Club thus come in handy (Glazer, 2012). Even though multiple companies exist in line with shaving as well as other personal grooming products, Dollar Shave Club stands out of them all. This paper serves to elaborate my passion and favoritism for Dollars Shave Club. Firstly, the ...

Examination of Performance Review Conflict

Examination of Performance Review Conflict Performance review conflict can create serious problems in the public sector. In reviewing an employee’s performance, the supervisor considers self-reported performance assessment, his/her observations of an employee’s work, and feedback from other supervisors and peers who had the opportunity to oversee or observe the work of the employee. However, ratings for each criterion depends, in part, on the subjective interpretation of the supervisor. Rater bias and favoritism based on gender, race, age, physical appearance or attractiveness, personality, and personal relations or interests may influence supervisor ratings. Evaluation results become the basis of ...

MLA

Presented in Partial Fulfilment INDS 400: Capstone Man was created in God’s image and given the responsibility and power over God’s creation. Therefore, man is expected work as commanded by God. Hence, as man works on Earth, he represents God the Creator. The purpose of this work is to bring both land and nature under God’s rule. Man, at the time of creation, was given the mandate to subdue the earth. Throughout the Holy Scriptures, man has been designated as God’s faithful servant. We are called in our different careers to serve for the glory ...

Article Critique

2010 State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section. The Advocate Winter 2010 The article relates to the First Amendment of the Constitution in regards to religion and liberty. The main purpose of this defense debate is to explain how you cannot have liberty without justice. Justice cannot be complete without the liberty of society. These two go together to form a just legal system. If you eliminate one factor, then the other factor will not hold up or succeed. An ideal judiciary in the U.S. would consist of the judges who are elected stay in their positions because they reflect ...

1.Michel Foucault distinguishes between Sovereign Power and Disciplinary Power. (a)What are the essential elements of each type of power? (b) How would Foucault interpret Weber’s distinction between Catholicism and Calvinism? (c) How would Foucault assess Durkheim’s distinction between Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity? Michel Foucault’s philosophy is directly related to the concepts of power and security within a society. As such, Foucault frequently discusses the ways in which individuals should be punished for crimes against their society, and the parties that should be responsible for said punishment. The two chief types of power Foucault defines ...

After the American Civil War of between 1861 and 1865, the United States witnessed a rapid transformation in its societies as the people shifted from an agrarian-based economy to industrialization. The development of better transport and communication infrastructures across the States paved the way for the fast and profitable transition that made up the Second Industrial Revolution during the Gilded Age. The federal government supported the developing industries by imposing high tariffs to protect the interests of industrialists from foreign competitors. Subsequently, the high taxes on imports and exports guaranteed that the local markets were favorable for both the ...

Introduction

The request for ethical management in business is rising, yet the supply appears low. The rising groups of leaders are only equipped to navigate instead of providing guidance. The aspect of navigation describes how people naturally adapt and react to interconnections in the world whereas guidance refers to the way individuals build endeavors and forge sustainable paths of value in a morally dependent world. Ethical managers distinguish their activities by doing what is unpopular, unprofitable, and or inconvenient to realize long-term value and health. They see the globe as interconnected and formulate multidisciplinary approaches that address complex issues that ...

Zimbabwe is one of the countries in Africa where ethnicity has been rampant. The country comprises of Ndebele and Shona as the popular communities among other small ones. In February 1980, Robert Mugabe became the countries Prime Minister establishing the first African rule in Zimbabwe. While assuming the office, Mugabe promised to exercise inclusive leadership (Jung, 1965). However, he later changed to become a harsh leader who has made the nation to live in terror of frequent political violence. He has made political atmosphere in Zimbabwe hard to bear. According to (Zolberg 15), many people in West Africa have ...

The two countries that have been compared with the Hofstede five-dimensional cultural framework are China and Poland. Both countries are large with a big and dense population, with a history of undemocratic and State-controlled economy but which are known to be rapidly growing economies. The geographical distance between the two countries are also large, China is situated in Eastern Asia while Poland is in East-Central Europe. These are the reasons that these two countries have been selected for the comparison and analysis.

The main similarity between the two countries is in the cultural dimension of Power Distance. As the ...

Growing up in the world is difficult enough without having to worry over matters that are either too difficult or impossible to change. An African-American cannot spontaneously become a Caucasian anymore than a Latino can become Asian. The point within such a statement is that one is no better or worse than the other, and in the field of education every single person who tries deserves at least the chance to show that they are capable of learning and making the best of what they can be. When it comes to learning what matters is the process of education ...

Large Case: Financial Scandal at Air Mauritius

A financial scandal can be described as the effort of faking an accounting statement for the purpose of economic growth (Bhasin, 2013). It involves activities in a firm that lack ethics or the general codes of corporate governance (Ecologics, 2012). It is a phenomenon that is steadily rising on severity and magnitude. This paper is going to answer a question concerning the Large Case: The Financial Scandal Involving Air Mauritius. Favoritism is considered as the act of offering unjust special treatment to one individual at the cost of others. Thus, it can be said that the culture of favoritism ...

Question One

The Social Cognitive Theory incurs to play a significant role associated with behavior change in sport and exercise. The theory holds that portions of a person's acquired knowledge can be directly related to the observation of other people through social interactions, influences from the media, and experiences. The concept efficacy belief in the social cognitive theory is used to determine individuals' behaviors on who to engage in sports. The sources of efficacy beliefs in sports and physical activities incur to reflect as similar include experience and mastery, goals achievement, social support, mental and physical preparation, imagery, and vicarious ...

In an ideal world, all workplaces would be free from discrimination and unfairness. However, because the workplace is run by human beings, each person brings his or her own ideas and opinions into the workplace. This is compounded by the fact that most companies have a hierarchical structure, and some people are necessarily put in charge of others; when these people do not have a good sense of what is equitable and fair insofar as management behavior is concerned in a company, issues can occur in the workplace.

Favoritism is one of the biggest problems that an employee can face in the ...

1. Define and describe the following terms: prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and ingroup vs. outgroup. Based on your own experiences in the social world, can you relate to any of these terms? Do you identify with a particular term? Why or why not?

In general, prejudices refer to “deeply held negative feelings associated with a

particular group” (Samovar, Porter & McDaniel, 2009, p. 173). Such sentiments often include anxiety, aversion, fear, and anger. They also refer to an irrational or rigid generalization about a category of people where other people hold inflexible attitudes towards these groups even with little or no direct evidence. They can target people of a certain ethnicity, race, political affiliation, age, ...

Introduction

My place of employment is a large general hospital with various branches of specialization. It currently employs around 1000 staff and I work as a house officer in the Emergency Ward. As a hospital it is headed by a Medical Superintendent with various other consultants and administrators taking care of the relevant wards and other administration work.

The Department

The Casualty Department functions quite well as it has some well trained doctors and nurses who are very responsive to the problems and issues which arise on a daily basis. The Head of Department administers power relatively benignly and allows a certain amount of leeway to housemen and ...

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Patrol officers and other police officers often come across situations where they are conflicted between the choice of doing their duty with justice or relaxing the laws when it comes to civil politicians and people of importance. There are also cases when policemen who do their jobs justice, such as in the case of giving a speeding ticket to the mayor, they get called off their duty or get suspended because they did not get lenient where they were obliged to. Here, however, they need to ...

IMPACT OF A MANAGER’S BIAS AND STEREOTYPES ON THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF A WORKPLACE

IMPACT OF A MANAGER’S BIAS AND STEREOTYPES ON THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF A WORKPLACE

Introduction

Bias and stereotype have always been under debate since the start of business on earth. In general, both are concerned with prejudice for or against a certain kind of group of people. Both can be negative or positive and of many different types. However, one thing is crystal clear in the light of various studies is that both are injurious to the profitability and reputation of any organization or corporation. That is why, most of the companies, in the modern age, are striving hard to ...

Introduction Psychology is simply defined as the study of the behavior of human Psychology is simply defined as the study of the human behavior and mind. Research in this area is geared towards explaining behavior, thoughts and emotions. Human identity is one of the major components of behavioral psychology. This forms the core of discussion in this article. Identity is one of the key issues dealt with in the study of psychology. Behavioral scientists have developed several approaches to the study of identity. This article discusses two f the major theories of psychological approaches to identity and ...

The issue of workplace favoritism has become one of the major issues in the work place that are being discussed all over the world. Many employees go through favoritism in their places of work at one time or another. Favoritism actually means being looked down on, it is referred to as not considering fairness or all the people working in a given place when their bosses or managers favors some people over others. Workers who are usually not treated fairly at their places of work are usually advised to contact their corporate officers so that they can report the situation ...

Employees play an integral role in transforming policies of the organization into realizable goals and objectives. It is no doubt that organizations cannot perform optimally without recruiting and selecting potential employees. Recruitment exercise aims to create a pool of potential candidates in an organization (Zapounidis & Kalfakakou 2010). To ensure that organizations remain competitive, managers are responsible for using the most cost effective methods including the internet (E-Recruitment) to recruit and select potential candidates (Zinyemba, 2014). Regardless of which method(s) is used to recruit and select prospective employees, it is marked with challenges, which managers are unable to identify and ...

Introduction

People engage themselves into employment in order to get compensation in monetary terms, and other benefits that come along with employment. Every organization aims at employing the most qualified employees creating a stiff competition in the corporate world. In addition, any employee would like to achieve higher levels of qualification in their careers in order to attract the attention of best paying companies. Human resource management is a global recognized part necessary in running of any organization. Compensation forms one of the most essential human resource tools used by companies in an effort to manage their employees. Compensation system of an ...

Communication (Survey of 2 people)

The two people observed for the task are supposed to work with different dimensions on the same project to get an in-depth opinion over the elements of group communication norms and applications of decision making to group communication situations. One of the individuals function as IT support and the other as a finance executive. The short-answer (open ended) questions and contextual observations are illustrated to demonstrate the understanding. - What are the intricacies and concerns of communication and feedback provided to management and authorities for consideration?

The concern of IT that the technical details are hard to be demonstrated ...

British Petroleum (BP) originated from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) in the early 1900s. Over the years, it has had a long history of working with the Russians that includes its investment in Sidanco and management control. TNK (Tyumenskaya Neftyanaya Kompaniya Tyumen Oil Company), controlled by Alpha Access/Renova, had a series of disputes over Chernogorneft with Sidanco. While Sidanco gained control over Chernogorneft, TNK had a lot of stakes in Sidanco. As a result of the working relationship, both the Russian government and BP exercised good opportunity to work together. However, BP had an insight into the challenges that lies ahead of ...

Abstract

Leadership is a critical component of such law enforcement agency as police. To make an efficient police leaders, the chiefs of police departments need to possess a wide scope of requisite traits like honesty, integrity, impartiality, flexibility, approachability, knowledge, and other features. Depending on personality attributes, senior police officials may adopt a wide range of leadership modes like transformation, transactional, mixed, active, role-modelling, situational, participative, passive, avoidant, and laissez-faire styles. Beyond that, police leaders are supposed to pursue a number of arch-important activities like the creation of a shared vision that produces the sense of purpose for subordinates, the cultivation of organizational commitment, the ...

Overview

I have been appointed in the position of the city manager of Gill Ville, a city with a population of about 200000 people. There are several issues to be addressed within the city departments. The citizens are aware of unethical behaviors in the management of the city, and they have lost their trust and support for the Mayor and the local government. My job is to get the city back on its track and satisfy the expectation of the citizens. There are several issues to be addressed within the departments to improve on service delivery to the citizens. The main ...

Overview

I have been appointed in the position of the city manager of Gill Ville, a city with a population of about 200000 people. There are several issues to be addressed within the city departments. The citizens are aware of unethical behaviors in the management of the city and they have lost their trust and support for the Mayor and the local government. My job is to get the city back on its tack and satisfy the expectation of the citizens. There are several issues to be addressed within the departments to improve on service delivery to the citizens. The main ...

The need for consultancy on ethics and employee motivation is a potential opportunity in this competitive global commercial environment. In fact, some organizations have failed to uphold ethics in the business leading to mistrust and poor inter-relationships among the employees and the management of the organization. My eyes were caught by the ever rising rates of suspicion and doubts among the members working within the same organization. To begin, business ethics is a set of values that express the values of the business in relation to workers and other bodies and institutions independent of constitutional and other authorities and laws.Together with ...

Gender inequality is considered to being the unequal treatment based solely on gender. Since the 1970s and 1980s, women still face many organizational challenges to equality in the occupational place. The most publicly predestined example of gender inequality in the occupational place is the occurrence of occupational sexism, may it be a statement, or action or any discriminatory practice, based on a person’s sex that happen in the workplace. Societal prejudice and cultural beliefs are well known to be the major cause of gender inequality. (Pettit, 2009). The world of buying and selling particularly in the occupational place is a widespread ...

Identity in the United States

Identity is a major challenge in the society today, including the developed countries. Identity can be related to differences in ethnicity, skin color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or any other markers. In Ronald Takaki’s article “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority,” and Stanley Fish’s “When ‘Identity Politics’ Is Rational,” they discuss the identity issues in American society in relation to the aforementioned markers. While the first article compares the Asian American to other Americans in terms of economic prosperity such as income levels, Stanley Fish compares the differences in identity politics across American populations with major inclination toward ...

Introduction

The paper touches on some of the tensions that exist in the fields of group dynamics and social psychology when it comes to ways in which social scientists approach the study of groups and collective life. Therefore, the paper evaluates the contribution of the psychodynamic approach to the study of groups and collective life. This is done by evaluating the three levels of analysis used by the psychodynamic approach, the work of Bion in groups and unconscious group processes to demonstrate whether the individual or the social dimension of behavior should be the focus of study. In this study, ...

EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FROM THE CLASSICAL SCHOOL TO THE PRESENT

Introduction Management theories and practices today have evolved through the years. The changes in approach to management theory depict the economic and social trends, milieu, and attitudes. In order to comprehend the various approaches, it is crucial to explore their evolution (Duft, 2013). Comparing and contrasting the management theories highlights their differences and similarities in concepts and practices. The analysis shows how management practices evolved to the modern day management theories. Management is a theoretical discipline that dates back to the 199th century; it emerged due to the need for control and coordination of many people working in the ...

INTRODUCTION.

Cracking the code: the system of racial inequity is prompted by the stories in the documentary which leaves people more than ever motivated to participate in change.

Social determinants which include history, identity and culture, these areas are exclusively covered in the first section of the documentary. Internal components which include bias privilege and internalized racism; this is well detailed in section two of the documentary. An external relationship is the last section of the documentary which smartly covers the interpersonal, institutional and structural perspectives. Looking at the argument of Charles Blow it truly contradicts the reality, The ...

Management

Definition Diversity consciousness is the acknowledgment that the communities and workplace individuals are becoming more diverse in terms or sexuality, gender, age, race, and gender (Thomas 2013). Diversity at the workplace has become recognized as one of the most beneficial asset in the workplace. It is crucial to a productive work environment because it provides diversity in a team. Diversity in the workplace improves creativity, innovation, and problem solving abilities due to diversity in individuals. Diversity in the workplace can be developed through different strategies. First, the organization can research job-posting websites since they target a diverse group of job ...

Introduction

One of the legally required benefits available to employees is protection against discrimination in their workplace. This is the selected area which this paper proposes to examine. The U.S. Department of Commerce has categorized potential discriminations in the workplace as “REGARDS” each letter of which refers to race, ethnicity, gender (sex), religion, disability, and sexual orientation respectively as part of best practices in achieving workforce diversity in one of its reports. As such, the most common forms of discrimination in vogue at workplaces are the above said ones in addition to genetic information, pregnancy, and sexual harassment. If an ...

Introduction

Common types of discrimination at workplace considered illegal are discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender (sex), age, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy and sexual harassment. Sexual orientation is another form of discrimination. Discrimination refers to less favorable treatment of an employee compared to others because of the said predispositions. The U.S. Department of Commerce refers to these types of discriminations as “REGARDS” denoting race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability and sexual orientation in its report of Best Practices in Achieving Workforce Diversity. These dimensions do not cover lack of intelligence, height or physical attractiveness though it is now illegal ...

Introduction

As the term suggests Performance Related Pay or PRP is the pay offered according to the performance, it can be individual, group or company. PRP often leads to enhanced performance of the employee and reciprocate by improving the performance of the company. It provides extrinsic motivation through financial rewards to the individual employees, group, company performance (Corby, S. et al, p. 6). PRP aims to spread the wages equally, so that the objectives of the business can be fulfilled completely. PRP is also covers way to check the output by the employee and the behavior towards customers as well ( ...

Human resources management (HRM) has its own set of challenges in each different environment; even in other countries, a sense of organizational justice is often missing. The nation of South Africa is no exception; in order to understand the impact that organizational justice would have in HRM settings in South Africa, it is necessary to learn the politics of the practice as it pertains to South African municipalities. A number of political factors come into play that impact, for good or ill, the effectiveness of HRM to create a safe and productive work environment for municipalities. Service delivery is one ...

Abstract

The paper covers the whole concept of seniority in the work place from different perspective. To start with, the paper introduces and defines the term seniority where it is shown as the longevity of service that a person renders to an organization. The paper reviews the manner in which seniority affects the various decisions that the top management of the organization are reached. For instance, the top management considers employment decision with regard to seniority. In the paper, how vacations are given to the different employees in the organization is also analyzed and how training among other things are done. ...

Sexual is a term referring to gender or the two sexes. It is also related to the instincts that are physiological and all those activities that are connected with physical attraction. In this context, the term sexual refers to involvement in a sexual relationship or being in an intimate sexual relationship like that of a husband and wife. On the other hand, harassment is a situation in which one experiences an intense annoyance as a result of receiving torment and torture in terms of humiliation, embarrassment or any act of intimidation or threat. To be more specific, harassment can comprise a series of incidents ...

Introduction

Currently in the United States and across all the nations of the world, allegations of media bias have formed headlines in different forums for discussion. Media bias usually occurs when one party in a news media feels that the media have favored the other party’s viewpoint. However, the media has constantly refuted these claims and allegations pointing out that these conflicting views have to be presented and obviously one side of the argument have to supersede. According to the media, every individual would wish his/her idea to be favored, making it impossible to satisfy both sides at one time. ...

The education system is supposed to aid in various levels of child development. Of great importance is the expansion of the child’s intellectual capabilities. However, there are also other important aspects of development which the education system should achieve in children. Extra curricula activities are fundamental in the growth of the child just as the character development is also important. The character of the children is aimed to be positively influenced so as to produce better individuals who will run the country’s affairs. The character of an individual can be said to entail their attitudes, ethics and ...

Diversity management is one of the most controversial and sensitive issues that affect the management decision making process at workplace. People working in an organization have diverse needs and this requires the top management to be effective in maintaining equality whereby no person feels inferior in terms of their distinct character. Apart from the gender and racial diversity that is commonly experienced at workplace, people are also diverse in terms of physical capabilities, ability to perform various tasks and even mental ability to handle tasks and different situations. Therefore, as a way of achieving a comfortable working environment, businesses have to ...

Equal and Equitable Treatment

Managers should learn to balance equal and equitable treatment of their employees. However, the application of equal treatment should be in moderation since it may affect employee morale. For instance, if there are employees that perform their duties well and there are some that do not, treating them equally may create disharmony among the employees. This can be in terms of equal bonuses or responsibilities. The manager should ensure that compensation is based on the level of performance of the employee. Rewards based on performance aid in increasing the productivity and performance of the employees (Goerg, Kube, and ...

Business and Society

Citation: New York Times, February 4, 2012, Website. Facts: The cause of the conflict between the Occupy Oakland protesters and the police is due to police misconduct, the use of excessive force and concealment of name badges. This group of protesters has originated in Oakland California. The main cause of the protest had originated from the acts of the Oakland police which are in violation of their sworn duties and policies enforced by the police agencies (Walter & Glantz,“Occupy Protesters Stretch the Police, Leaving Parts of Oakland Underserved”). The first occupation was brought about by the death of ...

Introduction:

The international brotherhood of teamsters is an important organization that is beneficial to all its members. It takes care of the rights of all its members and provides awareness on what they are entitled to from their employers and how they are supposed to be treated in the work place.

Working thesis:

The Teamsters provide a valuable service to employees across the United States of America by ensuring that workplaces are free of discrimination and favoritism.

References:

International Brotherhood of Teamsters. (2013). 25 Louisiana Avenue, Washington, Dc, Unites States. Retrieved from http://www.teamster.org/content According to the article, Teamsters is an International Brotherhood ...

In William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, the relationships between King Lear and his three daughters play a critical role in the events of the play. Lear has dysfunctional relationships with all three of his daughters, resulting primarily from his overbearing demands that they should love only him. Through the end of Act 4, the relationships with his two older daughters deteriorate, and for much of the play Lear is estranged from his youngest daughter. Although Shakespeare demonizes the two older daughters to a large extent, the text itself suggests that Lear is primarily responsible for the dysfunctional nature of the ...

Consensual Relationship Agreements

Introduction

A consensual relationship agreement is a contractual document signed between coworkers involved in romantic relationships. Employers use these contracts to make the relationship public. Consensual relationship agreements are used for several objectives. The contracts protect employers from litigation in case the relationship between coworkers goes sour. The contract also provides legal protection for the coworkers involved in the relationship, and third parties such as colleagues who are victims of favoritism due to romantic relationships. However, CRAs infringe on employee privacy by employers. Even though contract is signed voluntarily, the employees compromise their private life and the employer can easily ...

The subject of this essay is analysis of the American culture, and how it reflects on the American politics. The essay singles out the main aspects of American culture which have a bearing on the country’s politics. It seeks to understand what these cultural elements are and how they affect the politics of the land. The way in which these cultural elements help us understand much about the U.S politics is also highlighted. First of all, the aspect of equality among the Americans has a profound influence on the politics of the country. Americans believe that they are all ...

The Bacon’s rebellion refers to the uprising that occurred in 1676 in the colony of Virginia. The uprising was led by Nathaniel Bacon, a planter who was 29 years of age. The rebellion was a retaliatory attack in response to conflicts arising from frontier Indian policies between the colonial government and the settlers. Virginia Governor, Berkeley, had a policy to divide the Indians. He maintained good relations with the friendly groups of Indians because they provided a valuable trade in deerskin. However, the settlers on the frontiers made no distinctions and killed all the Indians as a result of escalating tensions and minor ...

Executive summary

The rate at which an economy hires new employees to replace other employees who have left employment is referred to as the labor turnover rate. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has been tasked with the responsibility of tracking the national average of the labor turnover rate. The bureau in the month of June 2011 found the turnover rate to be just about 3.1 percent in a statistics that was said to be 1.2% increase from the May 2011 averages. Different industries have also been found to have different turnover rates. The hospitality, restaurant and manufacturing industries have been ...

Management has been termed by scholars to be a field whose paradigms are in constant transition. The environment in which businesses and management operate is faced by new challenges as the world adopts new methods of doing business. Economic and technological advances have significantly altered the business patterns and practice around the globe today. Globalization has since introduced new technology and procedures such as outsourcing and social marketing to meet new business requirements. Nations are constantly creating regional blocks that allow cross border employees where different nations have multinational and multiethnic workforces. Additionally, the insistence of developing the girl child ...

The history of America has grown from the contribution of multicultural culture of numerous groups in the American nation. As the ethnic group entered into the land of America, they faced obscurities such as dealing with stereotypes and favoritism. Based on the groups’ capabilities, the U.S. society used the culture of every group to create the group’s identity. Even though every group characterizes their own identity and historical particulars of slavery, they explored crimes in order to gain social recognition upon reaching America. The criminal and social activities portrayed by these groups led to stereotypes .

The stereotype of ...

Loss of health decision choices as well as lack of privacy

The government has control over the individual’s records and decision choices. Basically, all the individual records that pertain to health are computerized for government access to increase accountability. The records are linked and accessed by doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, private insurers and other health care authorities. Such plethora of information and lack of privacy is open to misuse and is probable to be copied or transmitted electronically.

Equally, putting health records in a single database make individuals’ health records public. This increases the odds for break-ins by computer hackers and in effect, more doors to a number of untoward illegal or ...