- Social Context of Business, Prof. R. David
Write a 2,500-3,000 word reflective essay on how your initial position has changed and
evolved as you pursued options a (journaling) or b (research) above. The reflective piece
must integrate class readings to support your overarching arguments about the social
context of business. Students who choose the journaling option must also use the
recorded journaling data to support their claims. Those who choose the research option
must, of course, also use their original research to support their claims. Ultimately, the
reflective essay will either endorse, refute, or accept with qualifications the original
position. The two critical elements will be to 1) explain how the journaling or research
resulted in an evolution of the original position, and 2) relate your arguments to the
readings done throughout the term.
Thesis: Over consumption leads to lower happiness
I will compare different consumption levels and observe the relationship between consuming and
happiness.
First and foremost, please refer to the instructions on the course outline for the final paper. The
present document is simply a supplement to those instructions, and all of those instructions still
apply.
Please state your initial thesis from October in your first paragraph.
It is possible that you decided to clarify, narrow, or potentially broaden
your initial thesis. For example, you might have originally submitted “Corporations are a
force for inequality”, but narrowed to “Corporations are a force for inequality between
men and women”. This is fine, but it is important that you state this change upfront, for
example in a footnote or short preface.
Changes to your initial thesis from October other than clarification,
narrowing, or broadening are not permitted. In other words, if you hypothesized about
the relationship between X and Y, then you need to write about the relationship between
X and Y, in some fashion.
