To answer this, one must go through the three types of moral standards, utilitarian, rights, and justice, while deciding which moral standards apply to the case. The norm of utilitarianism states that an action is proper if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number. ... Next, one must look at the norm of individual rights, which is a person's entitlement to something. ... Finally, there is the norm of justice, which "requires all persons, and thus managers too, to be guided by fairness, equity, and impartiality." ... By determining the appropriate moral standard of the thr...

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(Naylor, 2000) This is desensitising violence because it is not the norm of society to act in a violent way towards other people, it desensitises them for several reasons. ... As some of his fans accept his views on women and sexuality as the norm in society, for example a song that quotes lyrics such as, Oh, now he's raping' his own mother, abusing a whore, snorting coke, and we gave him the Rollin Stone cover?' ... And with Helmore view that he is a cultural icon' causes concern that our children are being brain washed by this type of music. ... These artists promote vi...

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This individual is free from resentment, the master of morality, and has no need for norms. ... Nietzsche does not attempt to disprove of the Christian's morality; instead, he points outs what type of constitution produces this moral system. He also indicates that other moral systems exist that express the perspective of other kinds of humans, and while he seems to attack what he labels the "slave morality" and applauds the "master morality," he is simply showing that for some types, the master morality is more appropriate that the slave morality. ... There is an appropriate truth for ...

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The laws that encapsulate securities are not new to our business culture, they have been around since the Stock Market Crash of 1929, but as with anything, they have evolved though the years to stay congruent with modern-day norms and values. ... Conflicting interests arise; ones" driving ambition and underlying greed (the norm in this type of environment) verses the work ethics of the industry, are extraordinarily challenging to split, but doing so is fundamental to such ranking positions. ...

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Electronic surveillance could be considered much more invasive than a physical search because it is in fact much a great deal easier for government agents to perform this type of surveillance. ... With the aim of, an act being right or wrong depends on the ethical norms of the society where it is experienced. ... In countries that are prone to terrorist, state surveillance may be accepted and be the norm, but in other countries this may not be acceptable to the citizens. ...

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If students are not exposed to these types of novels, they remain oblivious to the history and lose an opportunity to shape their own moral beliefs and opinions. ... In this section, students have the ability to connect with the conflict present because they can identify with the difficulties of conforming to society's norms versus being able to develop his or her own set of moral standards. ...

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By laws and moral restraints which carry with them punitive means of securing conformity, deviations from established norms are held in check. ... This proves that this type of immoral behavior tends to take takes place in any society which faces a loss of structure, order and laws. ...

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Both types of advertising rely on the viewer to make a moral judgement based on his or her emotional response. ... This is known as ethical relativism, or "the view that moral appraisals are essentially dependent upon the standards that define a particular moral code, the practices and the norms accepted by a social group or an individual at a specific time and place" (BG 1). ...

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Lars O Ericsson an associate professor of Philosophy argued that: "If two adults voluntarily consent to an economic arrangement concerning sexual activity and this activity takes place in private, it seems plainly wrong to maintain that there is something intrinsically wrong with it" (Phalogma 1994) This meant an adult with consent can engage in any type of economic transactions and that includes even getting paid to have sex. ... Prostitution can also allow people living in today's society for exploration of sexual desires in ways which currently they cannot because of social n...

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The philosopher Kant is one of the most outspoken advocates of ethical duty and emphasized that one type of duty in self imposed and the other is imposed by others. ... Clearly there are problems with this theory because of it over emphasizes the impact that emotions have without taking into account societal norms. ...

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At this level, people behave according to socially acceptable norms because they are told to do so by some authority figure (e.g., parent or teacher). ... Another type of fear is presented, this is a sovereignty nation, and I am Mufasa, the Lion King, and at the top of the food chain. ...

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