The Tyranny Of Choice Analysis

Some people, such as psychology professor Barry Schwartz of Swarthmore College, may argue that the narrowed list of choices is like “freedom within constraints” that may make it easier for people to be satisfied with their decision, thus increases their happiness (842). In his work titled “The Tyranny of Choice”, he suggests that the availability of too many choices will cause people to doubt themselves and have troubles deciding and feeling satisfied with their final decision since they can’t possibly examine all the possibilities and they tend to have higher expectations. Nevertheless, the constraints in the case of stereotypes are paralyzing, as they don’t allow the person to live up to their full potential while simultaneously take away the choices that may lead them to happiness. The set image forces a person to behave in a certain way, eliminating anything that goes against the image. Yuan may be interested in becoming a business manager, but is discouraged by the fact that it is difficult for him to get that job in the professional world with the stereotype in place. Fearing that he may not be able to find a job and apply what he has learned in college, Yuan may end up choosing to major in computer science to become an IT technician. He may feel unhappy with his choice later in his life

By Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Blackwell’s definition of the words, an in-group is an exclusive group that share common identities and an out-group is an in-group’s reference to those who do not belong to the group. Because there are assumed distinct differences between the out-group and the in-group, some people may feel inclined to favor people who belong to the same group as them or share similar traits. In many cases, especially in the cases concerning race and ethnicity, prejudices often go hand-in-hand with