Capitalism-An economic system in which major companies that provide for the people are privately owned and run by individual citizens of that country. This kind of economic system supports the idea of one person making profit off of the labors of another. In the case of the U.S., the people making profit off of others form the minority of the population while the laborers form the majority. Capitalism also forms a system of social class so that the laborers, because they have a lower income, are placed in a lower class than the people making more money. This economic system makes the richer more rich by taking resources from the poor.
Government policy-This dictates the way people act through force. Anything the policy is against, the government will reward with punishment such as a sentence in prison or they will force you to pay a fine for a parking ticket. Government Policy is a set of rules we are forced to follow for fear of punishment. It is more acceptable to break social norms than to break government policy, most likely because social norms rely less on force.
Social Norms-Specific manners of acting that society as a whole deems acceptable. If someone does something that is socially unacceptable, there is no real forceful punishment, but that individual will become less accepted by society. This will make it more difficult for that particular individual to live in that society. This is not always the case however. There are many social norms that can be broken without any repercussions of any kind, and the social norms are dependant on where you are.
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Heeeeeey there GUIDO!!!!!!!! You are premium at being very direct in your writing! So to get right into it I really liked what you wrote about how capitalism forms social classes, which is a great way to connect because different social classes have different social norms. I also just like the way you write, I can't wait to see how this progresses! One thing you can do is give examples of government policy's and social norms and how they might affect people, also if you want to use my interviews that's fine!
~~sabine
Guido (still can't find something good enough to rhyme, don't want to use Stanley's "speedo" cause it's not originally mine- but it's under construction. No worries, I'll get it soon.
So I obviously read yours and it's short (as always) but sweet. All I really have to say is THANK YOU. I was having a hard time trying to smuggle government policy into my paper, and I've read other peoples definitions and example but you'rs (for some reason) was a lot clearer to me, so thanks for that.
That's all I got. Sorry.
(I think your) dearest one,
afrah
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