Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences (DISS) Institutionalism

Based on your opinion, what do you think are the positive and negative aspects of not being part of an institution?

Answer and Explanation:

As you may already know, an institution is a social organization that seeks to bring together people with the same social, economic and political characteristics and to promote improvements or support to their lives and activities while maintaining a system of rules that govern the behavior of members.

There are many benefits to participating in an institution that go beyond the political and economic assistance provided there. These benefits are related to socialization, as these institutions promote the meeting of people who can make friends with each other and discover beneficial and productive social interactions.

However, there are also harms, mainly related to controlling the behavior of members of the institution. This can lead to the individual's loss of individuality, suppressing what they may have that is innovative and interesting.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)