Quotes About Institutional forces

appears that strong personal, institutional, and cultural forces work against antiracist actions on the part of White Americans who become liberated and aware of the dynamics of racism and Whiteness.

I think one of the major themes in 'Escape Fire,' really, if you break it down, is that huge institutions, the military, the Safeway Corporation and others, are being forced to change.

However great an economic theory ma be, it is specific to its time and space. To apply it fruitfully, we require a good knowledge of the technological and institutional forces that characterize the particular markets, industries and countries that we are trying to analyze with the help of the theory.

If we consider the behavior of individuals, it is clear that maximizing personal benefit is indeed a prime concern. It is by no means, however, the only concern. Human motivation is more complex, and people are, after all, social beings. People act out of habit; they are constrained by institutional forces; they display altruism and concern for others; and their sense of well-being is tied closely to the state of others around them.