What is Ethics? – Flashcards

-using sex to sell -using children to make clothing -not carrying larger sizes because they don't want fat people wearing the clothes

-Ethics is the study of making right choices -The study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; guided by moral philosophy -The code of morals of a particular person or group

-Individuals have the ability to form their own judgments, make their own decisions, and carry out their behaviors -Reflects thinking about what we ought to do rather than what we want to do -Because we make our own choices, we are accountable for our actions

-The body revealing nature of your clothing??? -Materials of clothing? -Material of food

-Decisions that you make have increasing social and personal consequences as you begin to act on behalf of organizations and employers (when you work for others your decisions represent you and your organization) -Job satisfaction may reflect the fit between your moral philosophy and that of your employers/company leadership -Making appropriate/ inappropriate choices shapes both our personal and professional reputations. -Ethical decision making can be practiced and improved. -Balance of this course you will be asked to continuously reflect on your own moral philosophy and that of others. You will be asked to share how you might address an issue and to reflect on how others make moral decisions with respect to the workplace as well as to your professional and personal life.

-Cultural values and ethical perspectives vary widely. -Our perspectives on ethics are shaped by our culture, our experience, our values. -Ethical viewpoints are not static; they continuously evolve. Ex) U.S. constitutional rights

are accepted values across cultural boundaries, age, gender, religions: Example: one should be honest, fair, trustworthy, kind, dependable as opposed to lie, steal, cheat, be cruel, unfaithful.

emotions, money, power, crave recognition and value success, society does not readily reward ethical behavior

Ethical dilemma occurs when "right" choice is not the easiest, not the least expensive not the one agreed upon not the decision you are inclined to make

-Is a set of shared beliefs distinguishing between right and wrong behaviors -Moral behavior reflects a set of standards pervasively acknowledged by members of a culture/ society. -When making a moral judgment you are deciding what is good versus what is bad behavior

-Is the philosophical study of morality. -It seeks to address questions such as how a moral outcome can be achieved in a specific situation -It is the criteria used to determine whether a behavior is bad or good

-Morality is learned by every child as part of the socialization/acculturation process. -The first step is learning to distinguish between moral rules and rules of prudence. -When individuals act prudently, they act in their own self-interest. (e.g., Brush your teeth; bath regularly) -When individuals act morally they take into account the interests of others (e.g., do not lie, do not steal). --Moral instruction seeks to control actions that affect the interests of other people

Consciences vary from individual to individual, time to time, and altered by circumstance, religious belief, training, and other life circumstances. Moral justification must be based on something external to the self.

-use law to decide if behavior is good or bad -some think "if it is not illegal, it is not immoral" -law is the publics agency for translating morality into explicit social guidelines and punishments