My Moral Framework Analysis

My moral framework is incredibly influenced by several factors such as my upbringing, culture, sports, and family. My parents experienced an upward social mobility, hence they have always encouraged us to be humble and empathetic with those who are considered the most vulnerable within society. Honduran culture is very conservative and male driven; females are expected to be submissive to males in the stereotypical and ancient characteristic that females belong in the house and males in the workplace. Therefore, at a young age I was imposed with certain responsibilities, such as training myself to take care of my family in case something ever happened to my mom. Hence, one of the reasons why I think about others before myself. Furthermore, …show more content…
The most important aspect I learned through sports, is that the rival team – often considered as ‘the enemy’ – is composed of human beings, just like me and the other girls in the team. The only difference amongst us was the color of our jerseys and the school we were playing for. This further reinstated the values of sympathy and respect toward the other girls in the opposite team. Moreover, when anybody got injured, either from my team or the opposite team, we would sympathize with each other. Although we couldn’t feel their pain physically, we understood the suffering of not only physical pain, but the pain of not playing a sport you are passionate about for a …show more content…
Part of my moral framework revolves around the notion that we are all equal human beings, with only distinct characteristics that may set us apart. Consequently, this allows me to become less vulnerable of sliding into a situation of tribalism between two groups. Furthermore, due to the exposure to many circumstances in which a problem eroded because of a bad handling of information, I have learned to question sources and arguments. Hence, reducing my vulnerability of sliding into a belief