Jenny+L.+Motivation



 If is is proven that such thing as a gay gene exists,and that such gene is the determinant of the homosexuality of one, then there would definitely be some implications socially and politically. It is possible that the conservative moralists might argue that genetic reasons should be classified as a "defect," and the society must find a way to cure it. This statement would critically change the social status of many homosexuals in America, because they would be now under the name of "mutants." On the other hand, there is some positive comments. Homosexuals can now get legal protection because genetic reason would be a value that can't be changed. Thus if this argument is accepted by the society, then the homosexuals will have the same legal protection as different colored people can in the States. Either way this research would impact the social and political status of gays and lesbians a lot.
 * What might be the social/political implications for there being a gay gene?**


 * What seems to be the major motivating factor(s) for people that are affected by an eating disorder?**

Eating disorders are certainly appearing more in the global society, and this can be connected to several reasons. I think the biggest issue is that the media is providing some unnecessary incentives and motivation to women that one ought to be as slim as the ones that are exposed in the media. Women have the desire to look "pretty" and because of the media, and their tactics for business, the global prejudice is that slim women are "pretty." Because of this global perspective, it is understood that many women are constantly under the pressure that one needs to lose weight, and this results in a form of eating disorder. The fashion and model industry need to realize the problem immediately and fix its effect on the society, that is causing health issues that can possible kill one. Another factor that leads to eating disorder would also be an self-actualization issue. People that have eating disorder would be dissatisfied by their outer looks and would desire to change them at constant times. As a solution, they would criticize their looks and seek for a resolution, which are usually plastic surgeries or going on a diet. If this case because a radical one, then problems such as an eating disorder might appear.





Altruism is defined as a tendency to put another person as one's priority than one's own desire. Yet this theory supports the idea that altruism is actually an action done to satisfy oneself, which concludes to be egoistic.

Are we, as some might say, motivated by a desire to save our off-spring? ⁃ Saving our off-spring would directly be related to the facts of evolution, which apply to all social animals. It states that when crisis, one would save younger one over the older, following one's instinct. Thus, saving one's off-spring could probably be describied as genetic predispositions that are pertained to all social animals, rather than simple desire.

Must there always be some sort of intrinsic reward for doing good? ⁃ Motivation or an incentive also reacts in better performance, and usually those motivations are a reward for doing good. It is not true that there "has" to be a reward for one to perform, but there has to be an incentive, that triggers one to do such action. Mr. Otis once said, "That having integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching." If this is so, and no one knows when we have done good, would you still do good? - There are cases where one feels the neurological high just by thinking that one has done something good, and the people who seem extremely selfless are usually addicted to this high, which triggers them to continue their good actions. I think one would still do the good not only because we know what is ethically correct but also because we are somewhat addicted to the high that we get from being a good student.

"Delayed reciprocal altruism", seems like a gamble - back to game theory, any way. Does this seem to make sense to you. That is that we act out of a desire to have what we have done being done to us? -This makes sense because we are intelligent animals that know how to wait for the consequences to happen in the future.m So with the anticipation building, it is likely that this happens.

Are we ever being truly "selfless" when committing an act of altruism? - No one can be TRULY, and completely selfless because we are human that also put ourselves before another. Altruism is an act that does include some consideration of another yet it is more focused on the reward that one will get for doing such thing.