02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Group 2: Contemporary Challenges - Social Ethics

LO – To Consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes.

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Goals of this unit:To analyse the ways in which society as a whole deals with ethical issues.

Consider how ethical codes of conduct are determined by many social influences, including family, culture, religion, and work.

Understand the types of power that support different value systems.

Analyse positions taken and appraise social issues that involve complex ethical judgments

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Suggested Topics:Animal RightsJob DiscriminationAssisted SuicideCensorshipWelfare and Social JusticePunishmentSexual Ethics Ethics of social research Mass MediaPrivacyNew Technologies: Domestic and reproductive technology, production technology, military technology

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Topics you have shown interest in:

Same Sex MarriageAustralian PoliticsInternational PoliticsSocial MediaTechnologyIVF/Designer babiesAbortionDrinking AgeAsylum SeekersGun Laws Drug use in sportMarine Parks

Are there any other topics that you would like to consider?

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Main topics we will be considering:

Asylum Seekers

Same Sex Marriage

Please make sure you read the paper whilst eating your weetbix each morning!!

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

What are Social Ethics?

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Task:

You are to get into groups of 2-4 people and consider what social ethics are.

To begin you need to define the 2 key terms:1) Social (i.e. relating to society)2) Ethics

Please refrain from using your computer for these definitions!

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Society

An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.

A society is a group of people living in a particular region who are associated together for religious, cultural, political or geographical reasons.

The community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations:

A society, or a human society, is a group of people involved with each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

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Ethics

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves examining concepts of right and wrong behaviour. Generally it relates to dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.

More specifically ethics is two things:

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

1 - Ethics, for example, refers to those standards that impose the reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, stealing, murder, assault, slander, and fraud. Ethical standards also include those that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty. And, ethical standards include standards relating to rights, such as the right to life, the right to freedom from injury, and the right to privacy.

2 - Ethics refers to the study and development of one's ethical standards. As mentioned above, feelings, laws, and social norms can deviate from what is ethical. So it is necessary to constantly examine one's standards to ensure that they are reasonable and well-founded.

Source: McInerney, M. (2013)

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Definitions:Social ethics are the philosophical or moral principles that, in one way or another, represent the collective experience of people and cultures. This sort of ethics often acts as a sort of “code of conduct” that governs what is and is not acceptable, as well as providing a framework for ensuring that all members of the community are cared for.

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Social ethics form an infrastructure for us to live as a society. Religion, charity, morality, and family values are all tools used to define standards of behavior in our society. Morals are seen by many as an infrastructure on which a community depends. Immoral behavior is seen as a threat to the community. More than anything it is a sense of social responsibility and public opinion that define them for us all.

Social ethics vary in different parts of the world. The affect of religion on social norms also varies, but charity and morality remain key components of societal infrastructure. Immoral behavior will always take place, but social responsibility and the power of public opinion combine to make social ethics an important part of everyday life.

Source: Lichtman, J. (2013)

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Asylum Seekers

What do we know already?

02/05/2023LO - To consider what the topic of Social Ethics Constitutes

Homework

Have a conversation with family members or friends to do some initial research on public opinion concerning refugees entering Australia.

Also get onto your canvas page and have a read of some articles and familiarise yourself with some of the content – THIS IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE!!!!!