BUS 644 – Week 1 DQs 1 AND 2

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BUS 644 – Week 1 DQs 1 AND 2

  1. Ethical Issues and Operations

             Ethical behavior is a corporate issue that affects the company’s bottom line. How do ethical issues impact organizations and operations? Include an example seen in the workplace, in the news, etc. that relates to real-life situations. Your initial post should be at least 200-250 words.

            Guided Response: 

            Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts and identify some common and/or popular unethical actions. Give additional advice and alternative solutions to help avoid unethical behaviors and outcomes from happening in the future.

     

  2.   Business Processes

            Why are the following business processes important? Which process do you feel is most important? Explain your reasoning.

                a. Strategy development 

                b. Product development 

                c. Systems to produce goods and services 

                d. Order fulfillment 

            Your initial post should include real life situations and be at least 200-250 words.

English

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Assignment 1: Introductory Discussion Question

Throughout this course, you will be presented with discussion questions, one in each module. For each of those discussion questions, be sure to do the following:

  • Read the discussion prompt thoroughly before responding to it, as well as any required lecture notes or assigned readings for the module.
  • Organize your thoughts and begin to compose your response. It may be helpful to do this in Microsoft Word so you can utilize the spell check and grammar check features of the software. You can then copy and paste your response to the Discussion Area, making sure you do so by the date indicated in the assignment. Please don’t post attachments to the discussion—the text of your response should be copied right into the body of your message for all to read. In general, all of your discussion assignment postings should be at least two full paragraphs (250 to 300 words) in length.
  • Respond to at least two of your peers’ discussion responses, as all discussion assignments require you to do. When you do, you may agree, disagree, question their assertions, or offer additional information on the topic. However, make sure to elaborate on your response by utilizing information from the module’s readings. Your participation posts will need to be on topic with the content you’ve learned about during the module—offering personal opinions and experiences will not be considered a substantive contribution to the discussion. All of your participation responses should be a solid paragraph (100 to 150 words) in length.
  • Avoid plagiarism at all costs by citing the readings correctly and composing your own original responses. Responses that copy ideas from the Internet or from another student will be considered plagiarism and will be treated as such.
  • Make sure to use the rules of correct English grammar and to spell check your work. This is an essay assignment worth 48 points and should be as polished as you can make it.

By Saturday, May 20, 2017, post your work to this Discussion Area. For this first discussion assignment, compose a response that addresses all of the following:

  • Begin by discussing your program of study and your career goals. How did you find yourself on this path? What drew you to this area of study, and what are some of your specific interests in the field? What do you hope to do with your degree when you graduate?
  • After you’ve completed the first part of your response, begin thinking of potential essay topics that are related to your academic or career interests. List three preliminary topics that you could potentially develop into fully researched, persuasive essays over the duration of this class. Be sure to include enough information so that your instructor and your classmates can get a good idea of what each topic might entail—you may need to write two or three sentences to adequately explain each topic idea.

 

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Initial Discussion Response
24
Discussion Participation
16
Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship
8
Total:
48
 

M5-Assignment 1: LASA: IPO Presentation

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Part I: IPO Presentation:

You work for a medium sized privately held electronics firm which is considering transitioning to a publically held organization. Your boss found out that you were taking business courses at Argosy University and has asked you to prepare a presentation for upper level management to explain the process by which a privately held company would transition to publicly held company.  He has asked you to  describe the general accounting processes involved in establishing an initial public offering (IPO), including but not limited to accounting for all assets, liabilities and equities of the firm. Prepare a 15-20 slide professional MS PowerPoint presentation which covers the following:

 

  • Identify and explain the top five reasons private companies go public.
  • Explain information the firm is required to provide to the investor with complete transparency.
  • Compare and contrast the differences in accounting processes and procedures that medium sized companies such as yours go through when going public.
  • Discuss any concerns you believe the company should guard against while transitioning from privately held to publicly held (shareholder apprehension, fair market value, etc.) and provide solutions to each concern.

Use the notes section in MS PowerPoint to explain your talking points. Use at least two charts and two additional graphics which support your points. Utilize at least three references (one of which may be your text) in your presentation. 

By Week 5, Day 5 deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

 

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified and explained the top five reasons private companies go public.
8
Explained the information the firm is required to provide to the investor with complete transparency.
8
Compared and contrasted the differences in accounting processes and procedures that medium sized companies go through when going public.
28
Discussed any concerns the company should guard against while transitioning from privately held to publicly held (shareholder apprehension, fair market value, etc.) and provided solutions to each concern.
36
Included at least 2 charts and 2 additional graphics to support points. Utilized at least three references in presentation
12

Presentation components: 

Organization (16 pts)

Style (12 pts)

Usage and Mechanics (16 pts)

A PA format and inclusion of at least three appropriate, scholarly resources (20 pts)
64

Correct answers to Chapter 6-b Post Test
36

Correct answers to Chapter 8-b Post Test
36

Correct answers to Chapter 9-b Post Test
36
Correct answers to Chapter 10-b Post Test
36
Total:
300

 

Question

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SOC.POL_Discussion 2: Disenfranchisement of the Social Security Program

***ASK ADMIN TO SEND YOU THE FILE TO YOUR EMAIL***

 

Discussion 2: Disenfranchisement of the Social Security Program

While Social Security provides a safety net of sorts for millions of people, there are still many groups who are not adequately served by this program. For example, there are disparities in the Social Security benefits women receive in comparison to men.

 

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Also, conduct some Internet research to select a population that you think might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program. Consider how the population you selected might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program.

 

Post by SUNDAY 7AM NEW YORK TIME a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis.

 

REFERENCES/ LEARNING RESOURCES

 

·         Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers.(6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

o    Chapter 7, “Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement” (pp. 139-163)

·         NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

o    Long-term Care (pp. 223–228)

·         U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.ssa.gov/

·         Congressional Budget Office. (2010). Social Security policy options. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cbo.gov/publication/21547

 

 

English

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Assignment 1: Introductory Discussion Question

Throughout this course, you will be presented with discussion questions, one in each module. For each of those discussion questions, be sure to do the following:

  • Read the discussion prompt thoroughly before responding to it, as well as any required lecture notes or assigned readings for the module.
  • Organize your thoughts and begin to compose your response. It may be helpful to do this in Microsoft Word so you can utilize the spell check and grammar check features of the software. You can then copy and paste your response to the Discussion Area, making sure you do so by the date indicated in the assignment. Please don’t post attachments to the discussion—the text of your response should be copied right into the body of your message for all to read. In general, all of your discussion assignment postings should be at least two full paragraphs (250 to 300 words) in length.
  • Respond to at least two of your peers’ discussion responses, as all discussion assignments require you to do. When you do, you may agree, disagree, question their assertions, or offer additional information on the topic. However, make sure to elaborate on your response by utilizing information from the module’s readings. Your participation posts will need to be on topic with the content you’ve learned about during the module—offering personal opinions and experiences will not be considered a substantive contribution to the discussion. All of your participation responses should be a solid paragraph (100 to 150 words) in length.
  • Avoid plagiarism at all costs by citing the readings correctly and composing your own original responses. Responses that copy ideas from the Internet or from another student will be considered plagiarism and will be treated as such.
  • Make sure to use the rules of correct English grammar and to spell check your work. This is an essay assignment worth 48 points and should be as polished as you can make it.

By Saturday, May 20, 2017, post your work to this Discussion Area. For this first discussion assignment, compose a response that addresses all of the following:

  • Begin by discussing your program of study and your career goals. How did you find yourself on this path? What drew you to this area of study, and what are some of your specific interests in the field? What do you hope to do with your degree when you graduate?
  • After you’ve completed the first part of your response, begin thinking of potential essay topics that are related to your academic or career interests. List three preliminary topics that you could potentially develop into fully researched, persuasive essays over the duration of this class. Be sure to include enough information so that your instructor and your classmates can get a good idea of what each topic might entail—you may need to write two or three sentences to adequately explain each topic idea.

 

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Initial Discussion Response
24
Discussion Participation
16
Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship
8
Total:
48
 

families and social action assignment

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families and social action assignment

5 FULL PAGES

Assignment Instructions

Assignment 1

 

Consider the issue of paid maternity/paternity leave.  How does US policy on this issue differ from that in European countries?   Use only print or internet resources that meet the credibility standards we discussed last week.  Include a WEBSITE CREDIBILITY TABLE for the resources you used.   Use a minimum of 3 references.  Paper must be between 1250-1500 words.  Only Assignments submitted as an attachment will be accepted.

 

Possible grade

Student grade

The paper addresses the issues specified by the assignment

20

 

The author shows insight and sophistication in thinking and writing

30

 

Three academic citations were used

20

 

Paper was well organized and easy to follow. Paper was the required length. Cover page, paper body, citations and Reference list were in the American Psychological Association format.

20

 

Few to no spelling, grammar, punctuation or other writing structure errors

10

 

TOTAL

100

 

 

 

 

PHI 445 WEEK 3

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Currrent Business Problems: Case Studies: Lehman Brothers, British Petroleum, Monsanto, Merck, …

 

Prepare: In your first post in this discussion, you will identify and apply one ethical theory of your choosing to a current problem in business, also of your choosing. Start by reviewing your notes on the Week One course material and your completed work for Week One. Then, choose one of the three ethical theories—i.e., utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics—on the basis of your thoughtfully considered preference in general and independent of the business problem that you will select here. Keep in mind that you will employ this ethical theory for supporting your position not only for this discussion, but also for this week’s assignment and the Final Project.

To prepare for your selection of the current problem in business, look at the list of required articles and multimedia which are divided in the six case-categories as follows:

  • Banking (Lehman Brothers)
  • Environment (BP)
  • GMOs (Monsanto)
  • Pharmaceuticals (Merck)
  • Gender Discrimination (Goodyear)
  • Factory Farms (Perdue)

Choose the case-category that you find the most interesting and note that each category also corresponds to one particular case. Please choose carefully because your choice for this discussion will establish the case that will be central to your argumentative essay this week as well as your Final Project in Week Five. It is recommended that you leaf through all the required resources indicated for the possible case-categories that you identify as possible contenders before making your final choice.

Reflect: Once you have selected your ethical theory and your case category, articulate the characteristics of the economic system (or combination of both systems) that serves as the setting for the case presented in the case category sources. Given this context, examine how the nation’s laws affect the operations of the business.

Next, identify the characteristics of your chosen ethical theory and its notion of the moral good. For the latter, you will need to review again the PowerPoint that was introduced in Week One, which is also listed in this week’s Required Resources and it is titled The Moral Good in Three Traditional Ethical Theories. Then, think how you would apply the ethical theory to the specific problem presented in the case category sources.

Start your post by (a) identifying the issue or problem that you want to address in the case that you have selected and providing an impartial presentation of the controversy, (b) articulating briefly the characteristics of the economic system that serves as the setting, and (c) examining the laws that affect the operations of the business.

The following illustration should help. Consider, for example, the case of Uber that we examined in Week Two. If the California decision establishes a precedent for similar claims, then Uber would have to do business as an employer and not merely as a service that pairs consumers with ride sharing services by means of a unique phone app. Accordingly, the law would require Uber to reimburse its drivers for certain costs and perhaps offer benefits. Take in consideration, then, the legal setting for the case that you have chosen. Does the case take place in the United States or another country? What are the laws that are relevant to the problem under examination? Keep in mind that all laws are constraints on our actions, whether those by individuals or corporations. The relevant laws, then, will be (a) any laws that present not only a constraint on the company’s operations, (b) any laws that are being violated by the corporation, or (c) any laws that unfairly limit the goods and services that can be offered to and are demanded by consumers.

In a second paragraph, formulate a sentence that presents the moral position that you want to defend in regard to the issue or problem introduced in the previous paragraph.

In the same paragraph, present the ethical theory that you choose to employ. Your choices are utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics, and the necessary material is included in the required readings and media. Make sure to identify the characteristics of the ethical theory, and include in-text citations and full references in APA form at the end of the post. Once you have done this, apply the ethical theory to your selected case by explaining how it lends itself to the moral position that you are defending.

400 words

 

Cochrane, J. H. (2009). Lessons from the financial crisis. Regulations, 32(4), 34-37. Retrieved from http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/2009/11/v32n4-6.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multimedia

 

Clash of Civilizations

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500 word essay comparing Huntington’s ‘Clash of Civilizations?’ article with one other political scientist and/or academic who has written a response to Huntington’s ‘Clash of Civilizations?’ article.

Within the introduction to Harvard Professor Samuel P. Huntington’s 1993, seminal political science article, ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’, the author noted,

World politics is entering a new phase and intellectuals have not hesitated to proliferate visions of what it will be, the end of history, the return of traditional rivalries between nation states, and the decline of the nation state from the conflicting pulls of tribalism and globalism, among others. Each of these visions catches aspects of the emerging reality. Yet they all miss a crucial, indeed a central, aspect of what global politics is likely to be in the coming years.

It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations. The clash of civilizations will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future. (Huntington, 1993)

Huntington’s full article can be found here. Since Huntington’s article was published in 1993 many political scientists and/or academic have written in response to Huntington’s thesis – either agreeing or disagreeing with the Harvard professor’s ideas.

However, since the September 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. soil, Huntington’s thesis has renewed academic discourse.

Reference

Huntington, S. P. (1993). The Clash of Civilizations?.Foreign Affairs, 72(3), 22.

Within a 500 word essay please include

  • An introduction.
  • Provide a brief summary of Huntington’s thesis.
  • Compare and contrast Huntington’s arguments with one other political scientist and/or academic
  • Support your answer(s) with information obtained from the text and with Huntington’s and the other political scientist and/or academic’s articles.
  • How do you understand these two, competing or aligned articles within America’s war on terror?
  • A conclusion.
  • Correct grammar and syntax.
  • APA Format.

American literaturre

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Final Essay Assignment

Instructions

1.      Final Essays are due on Wednesday of Week 4 by 11:59 p.m. ET.

2.      This is a formal essay and should be formatted according to APA guidelines. Review the APA Format link (click on “Start Here” and then “Course Resources”) if you need assistance in creating a title page, headers, citations, or a References page. You do not need to include an abstract.

3.      Write a 750-word (minimum) essay addressing one of the topics described below.You must meet the minimum word count to get full credit.

4.      Your essays must include quotes from each text used to get full credit. Be sure to quote, cite, and reference from the text(s) using appropriate APA format.

5.      You can obtain additional writing help by reviewing the material in the Essay Tutorial link (click on “Start Here” and then “Course Resources”) or the Keiser Online Writing Lab (OWL).

6.      Save your essay as Microsoft Word document, and identify your work by using your last name in the file name (example: LastnameFinal.docx). Upload it by clicking on the “Final Essay” link below as an attachment. 

***Submissions that are not in accepted file formats or cut and pasted into the comments section of the submission area will not be accepted. Please check to be sure your file has uploaded correctly. It is your responsibility to verify that you submitted the assignment successfully. Do not wait until you see a zero in the gradebook!

Final Essay Topic Choices

Topic 1: Write an essay in which you compare Art Spiegelman’s Maus to a more traditionally formatted story assigned for this class or a comic book you are familiar with. How are elements including theme, plot, and conflict different or alike in the two works? How successful do you think Spiegelman is in conveying his message through the more unfamiliar format of the graphic novel?

Topic 2: Choose two texts that we’ve read from week 3 (you may use Trifles for one of them) and discuss them in relation to modernism. Use the definition of modernism given in the Terms lecture from Week 3. Make sure to explain what modernism is and show how the texts you chose demonstrate modernism.

Topic 3: View one of the films below. Choose one character from the film and compare him/her to another character from another reading we’ve studied in class. How are they similar? Why did you choose these characters? Do they have characteristics that you can relate to? You may include elements of psychoanalytic criticism (see Week 2 Terms).

The table below identifies the three films you may choose from.

Film

The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. Available to rent on Amazon; available for streaming on Netflix as of May 2013;

also in theaters in May of 2013)

Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel. Available to rent on Amazon; available for streaming on Netflix as of May 2013

The Glass Menagerie, based on Tennessee Williams’s 1944 play. Available to rent on Amazon; available for streaming on Netflix as of May 2013

 

 

families and social action forum and responses

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families and social action forum and responses

Forum – 400 words

Responses – 100 words each    

 

Consider the same topic you chose for Forum 5, and present an argument for the opposite side. You will also use this topic as a basis for Assignment 2. 

400 Level Forum Grading Rubric

 

Possible points

Student points

Met initial post deadline (Wednesday)

 10

 

Initial post is substantive

 10

 

Initial post is at least 400 words

 10

 

Initial post employs at least two citations; one can be text; other must be from an academic source

 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forum 5:

The federal minimum wage is a basic earning one gets for working for an hour. It was first introduced in 1938 during the great depression and has since then evolved through time of the growth and transformation of the United State’s economy. The current federal minimum wage stands at 7.25 dollars per hour which was set back in the year 2009 (United States, 2015). In a present Americas economy, it becomes so challenging to survive with such a kind of pay; with the ever increasing cost of living many citizens are challenged and generally straggle to enjoy a stable life. This has coursed Americans to work overtime and even secure more than two Jobs in order to afford life in America.  If the federal government increased the minimum wage, it would spare its citizens and enhance Job growth for its economy. But on the other hand, to increase the minimum wage also means to force businesses to lay off workers due to high payments which could render them bankruptcy. It is also true that if the minimum wage was increased, the poverty levels in the nation would reduce drastically. Yet one should not forget that with high or increased minimum wage come a high cost of living (Fisher, Fortney & Practising Law Institute, 2016). 

If people harvest huge payment from their work this means that businesses have to sell their products high in order to have the money needed for the salary payments. This brings the assumption that the effect of higher minimum wage bill causes high cost of living is actually a balance to reduce poverty rather than increase. Because with a higher minimum wage bill which increases the cost of living the citizens can be able to afford the cost of living. This is also true with the current federal minimum wage; if the cost of life is in proportion to the minimum wage then people should be able to afford the cost of life with the current federal minimum wage (Clemens, Wither & National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014). This implies that sometimes it is not all about increasing the federal minimum wage, the solution could also be in the lowering of the cost of living to proportionate the current minimum wage such that citizens should not be subjected to overtime work or to doing two or three jobs round the clock to earn that extra coin to afford life. 

 

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References

Clemens, J., Wither, M., & National Bureau of Economic Research. (2014). The minimum wage and the Great Recession: : evidence of effects on the employment and income trajectories of low-skilled workers.

Fisher, M. R., Fortney, D. S., & Practising Law Institute. (2016). Wage & hour litigation and compliance, 2016. New York, New York: Practising Law Institute.

United States. (2015). Improving the federal wage and hour regulatory structure: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, July 23, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

First response:

New!Wk 6 Pt. 2: Opposing Argument to Juvenile Justice- Singleton

Artianna Singleton (Jul 11, 2016 9:15 AM) – Read by: 2Reply

 

Last Edited By Artianna Singleton on Jul 11, 2016 9:15 AM

Although juvenile delinquency was a problem in the past, there has been a major decline over the past decade.  The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2014) report that there has been a decline of 65% in the arrest rates of juveniles.  Since there has been such a positive change in juvenile arrest, it might be time to focus less on the juvenile justice system and focus more solely on the criminal justice system.  

Juvenile delinquency reached its highest point in 1996 and has since decreased.  There has also been a dramatic change in the original mission of the juvenile justice system.  The original mission of the juvenile court system was “to help young law violators get back on the right track, not simply to punish their illegal behavior” and offered a “informal, quasi-civil court precisely in order to free it of the procedural complexities that prevent the criminal court from acting too aggressively” (Butts 2000).  However, the juvenile court system has strayed from the original objective and has become almost completely parallel with that of the criminal justice court system. Robert Dawson (2011) states, “the legal differences between the juvenile and criminal systems are now narrower than they have been at any point in our history.”  Due to the similarities between the criminal and juvenile court system, it seems like there is no need for separate systems.  It would be a better decision to merge the two and having policymakers put more focus on other policies such as minimum wage, health care, and homosexual rights. 

It has also been noted that some believe “the juvenile court ideal never existed in reality and that juvenile courts never offered more than a mirage of treatment within a constitutionally defective process” (Butts and Mitchell 2000).  I find this idea interesting, but not surprising.   In some cases, policies tend to be created in a way that sounds appealing to the public. However, in the grand scheme of things, courts will continue to do what they find best for their community and economy.  Policymakers and researchers are continuously putting their time and energy into a system that is starting to become more and more enmeshed in the criminal court system.   

In my opinion, the best decision will be to eliminate the juvenile justice system as one single system and integrate it into the criminal justice system.  There should still be some consideration when it comes to the age and crime of the juvenile, however, I do not see the need for a completely separate system for juveniles. The line between the two systems has already begun to fade away, so we might as well go ahead and call quits.  It is time to focus on larger things in order to make longer strides in bettering this nation.   

 

Reference: 

 

Butts, J. (2000). Can we do without juvenile justice? The Urban Institute. Retrieved fromhttp://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/alfresco/publication-pdfs/1000232-Can-We-Do-Without-Juvenile-Justice-.pdf 

Butts, J. and Mitchell O. (2000). Brick by brick: Dismantling the Border Between Juvenile and Adult Justice. Boundary Changes in Criminal Justice Organizations, Vol (2). Retrieved fromhttp://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/alfresco/publication-pdfs/1000234-Brick-by-Brick-Dismantling-the-Border-Between-Juvenile-and-Adult-Justice.PDF 

Dawson, R. O. (1990). The Future of Juvenile Justice: Is It Time to Abolish the System? The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,81(1), 136. doi:10.2307/1143781  

Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends. (n.d.). Retrieved July 11, 2016, fromhttp://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05200 

 

Second response:

Legalize Gambling

AMANDA MCNEELY (Jul 12, 2016 6:56 PM) – Read by: 2Reply

 

Legalizing gambling has its up and down sides.  I will present the negative effects of legalized gambling. 

Along with casinos comes entertainment, dining, and tourist activities (concerts, shows, etc.), and although they sound great, they may not be so great for the businesses that have already been well established. Although legalizing gambling would create many new jobs in the communities where they are built, the casinos themselves could end up monopolizing the entertainment businesses in the area, which in turn could jeopardize other businesses and cause them to downsize their staff because of lost business. 

Regarding families, legalizing gambling could negatively affect families by causing a gambling addiction.  “Using criteria developed by the American Psychiatric Association, the authors estimate that about 2.5 million adults are pathological gamblers and another three million adults are considered problem gamblers (Kearney, 2005).”  Costs associated with gambling, especially from a problem gambler could pose financial burdens on those with families.  According to a 1999 survey done by the National Opinion Research Center, the average divorce rate was more than double the rate of non-gamblers (Potenza et al, 2002). 

Gambling can be directly associated with higher rates of suicide.  Las Vegas has one of the highest suicide rates in the U.S. (Phillips, 1997).  After casinos were opened in Atlantic City, the suicide rates rose in the area also (Phillips, 1997).  Suicide does not only affect the residents of these communities, but the visitors to them as well.  People most at risk for committing suicide associated with gambling are people that are visiting a gambling area (Las Vegas), spouses or children or other family members of problem gamblers, gamblers that live in the area (not visiting), and employees of the casinos (Phillips, 19997).  So not only does gambling affect the gambler themselves, it affects their families and the community as well.  People, especially those with other addictive behavior, can get sucked into the world of gambling quickly and never recover.  If these problem gamblers were in closer proximity to gain access to gambling their lives could be negatively affected.

Overall, I am still uncertain which to choose.  I enjoy gambling occasionally.  I have gone to Las Vegas one time, and it was a lot of fun.  I have visited several Indian casinos in Colorado and South Dakota, and have also been to Canada a few times to gamble.  I have never lived around an area that had casinos, so I am not sure the impact to the community first hand. 

References:

Kearney, M. S. (2005). The economic winners and losers of legalized gambling. National Tax Journal, 58(2), 281-302. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/203277669?accountid=8289

Phillips, D. P., Welty, W. R., & Smith, M. M. (1997). Elevated suicide levels associated with legalized gambling. Suicide & Life – Threatening Behavior, 27(4), 373-8. Retrieved fromhttp://search.proquest.com/docview/224895942?accountid=8289

Potenza, M., Fiellin, D., Heninger, G., Rounsaville, B., & Mazure, C. (2002).  Gambling:  An Addictive Behavior with Health and Primary Care Implications.  General Internal Medicine. 2002 Sep; 17(9): 721–732. doi:  10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10812.x