Altruism, exchange and stigma
Within ourselves we have certain moral obligations. Feinberg (1980) outlines the following:
1. Indebtness: one feels obligated to owe something to another
2. Commitment: a duty owned to a third party
3. Reparation: to pay back for the harm that was caused
Ultra-obligations are those where one feels obliged on a general sense of moral principles. These are not exactly individualized but as being part of society we have other obligations. According to Titmuss (1970), we feel obliged to the whole society and this is able to unite society as a whole. He also speaks about the ‘good society’ which are the interactions that could be identified to be part of the good society which are found in the social market rather than the economic market. The economic market is characterized by bilateral transfer which means exchange but in a social market there is unilateral transfer where people do not necessarily give something because they receive something back such as voluntary work, blood donation and charity. People operate on both markets. In other words, the social market refers …show more content…
Some of the disadvantages of the voluntary sector include: The services are not necessarily provided in the places where they are needed; Voluntary services can outlast their usefulness after the state has taken on responsibility; Volunteers are not always willing to do necessary, but dull, work; Volunteers may be badly trained, have unsuitable attitudes towards clients or the wrong motivation for
Within ourselves we have certain moral obligations. Feinberg (1980) outlines the following:
1. Indebtness: one feels obligated to owe something to another
2. Commitment: a duty owned to a third party
3. Reparation: to pay back for the harm that was caused
Ultra-obligations are those where one feels obliged on a general sense of moral principles. These are not exactly individualized but as being part of society we have other obligations. According to Titmuss (1970), we feel obliged to the whole society and this is able to unite society as a whole. He also speaks about the ‘good society’ which are the interactions that could be identified to be part of the good society which are found in the social market rather than the economic market. The economic market is characterized by bilateral transfer which means exchange but in a social market there is unilateral transfer where people do not necessarily give something because they receive something back such as voluntary work, blood donation and charity. People operate on both markets. In other words, the social market refers …show more content…
Some of the disadvantages of the voluntary sector include: The services are not necessarily provided in the places where they are needed; Voluntary services can outlast their usefulness after the state has taken on responsibility; Volunteers are not always willing to do necessary, but dull, work; Volunteers may be badly trained, have unsuitable attitudes towards clients or the wrong motivation for