According to Nickels, J. McHugh, and S. McHugh (2014), ethics are “society’s accepted standards of moral behavior, that is, behaviors accepted by society as right rather than wrong” (p.92). This implies that ethics go beyond what is legal or illegal and address a much broader issue.
The ethical orientation questionnaire in Figure 4.1 in our textbook asks a couple of questions to determine whether a person relies more on ethics of care or ethics of justice. Principles such as authority, fairness, equality, and justice are the basis of an ethic of justice, whereas an ethic of care relies on a sense of responsibility to reduce suffering and harm (White, 1996).
After taking the test, my score showed that I rely more on an ethic of justice when
The ethical orientation questionnaire in Figure 4.1 in our textbook asks a couple of questions to determine whether a person relies more on ethics of care or ethics of justice. Principles such as authority, fairness, equality, and justice are the basis of an ethic of justice, whereas an ethic of care relies on a sense of responsibility to reduce suffering and harm (White, 1996).
After taking the test, my score showed that I rely more on an ethic of justice when