Applied Operations Mgt. Afflictions - Psych. The power of the female victim in American society is great. By this cause, all men have reason to fear and distrust them. Women use victim power to destroy inconvenient men.
Women use blame, guilt and shame to control men.
Thus, they fear shameless men because such men can't be controlled with guilt and blame. Bibliography lists 6 sources. This 5 page paper considers the social paradigm of the conflict perspective and the manner in which this may be interpreted when looking at whether or not assisted suicide or euthanasia should be allowed. The paper discusses the different perspectives, from Pope John Paul's statement that it is 'slaughter' to the idea of self-determination, allowing death with dignity. The bibliography cites 8 sources.