Ethic Of Care

1. Explain the difference between an “ethic of justice” and an “ethic of care”. Give an example of each The ethic of justice vs. the ethic of care came to the forefront with Gilligan’s Theory of Moral Development for women. The ethics of care focus on relationships, inclusion, and interdependence. It is a major part of group dynamics and is important when talking about teamwork and group cohesion. The ethics of justice focuses on power, assertiveness, and objectivity. It is a major part when progressing towards a goal or making things “equal”. Ethics of justice focuses on the people involved and how to limit the damage to the least amount of people. It should be noted that student leaders who use both ethics of justice and care tend to be …show more content…
This, however, does not mean it is good. The person is using rationalism and cognitive development to understand his or her own truths and determine what is right. An example of this may be working with a student who needs housing during a session that building is normally closed. The ‘right” thing may be to help the student find housing, without breaking policy to allow the student to stay in the building. The “good” idea may be to just allow them to stay in the room even though it goes against policy. Moral maturity also has a focus on the self and is different for every person. Moral maturity also focuses on justice, rational, and fairness over care and compassion. The individual is able to act upon their judgment and then deliberate rationally upon the outcome. One flaw that must be discussed is that a level of superiority hierarchy is present and the person who’s “truth” is right, is often seen as …show more content…
This can be at the extreme a call to the clergy, but even just a call to minister to fellow groups or give to the church. Vocational discernment from the higher education profession is very important because students may feel a “calling” to their selected field. They may be called to medicine, law, or social work due to their passion for people or past experience. They may feel a calling during their time in college and choose to change majors. They may also feel a calling to the field, but not have the select skills to be successful in the desired field. As student affairs professionals we shall be aware of students calling and do all we can to help guide them while informing them of possible barriers or challenge in obtaining their goals. An example of this may be that we have a student who wants to go to medical school. They have a passion for human life and health and want to help advance medical treatments. They also have wanted to be a doctor since they were a child and had a heart transplant and remember the doctor being so nice and sweet to them. Unfortunately, the student in question struggles in both science and math and will not have the grades to be accepted into medical school. As student affairs professionals we should understand their vocational discernment to the medical field, but have