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    because it is their body and thereby their right. Yes‚ there are circumstances where they have to make very tough decisions and choices because of rape or incest. But instead of encouraging abortion right from the start‚ they should be counseled on other solutions first and make abortion the very last absolutely tragic answer to their problem. Tell women they have a right to abort‚ it’s their body‚ and it’s their choice. No. Many will abuse that right and start using it as a method of birth control

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    Utilitarianism‚ yet another ethical theory between right or wrong. If everyone acted in an effort to promote the greatest good for the greater number of people our universe would exist with a utilitarian state of mind. Although‚ when one looks at this statement on the surface without further analyzing it‚ most would assume that existing in a universe where everyone seeks the happiness for the greatest amount of people that it would be greater one to live in. Although‚ surface wise we can make

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    be enjoyed by employees who have served the company for 20 years. As VP-HR (Vice President-Human Resources)‚ you have to effect the decision. If you fire the “deadwoods” without a just cause and due process‚ then you violate the basic employee right to a security of tenure‚ which is both illegal and unethical. If you do not fire them (out of your Christian conviction‚ soft heart of whatever)‚ then you might be risking your own job for insubordination. Reflection: The case presented above

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    part of his speech by explaining how many countries around the world have different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children‚ especially girls‚ to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama’s ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as‚ "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures‚ and

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    Despite the different forms of relativism in the end they are all constitute to the construction of the meaning‚ thus the social constructions and symbolic interactions are all significant when examining the problems existing with relativism. Relativism as a whole incorporates many strengths and weaknesses. However‚ for many the problems of relativism within the study of deviance underpin the strengths. Miller and Holstein (2007) The central problem deriving from relativism is that deviance and crimes

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    People have different beliefs on what is considered “right” and “wrong.” The idea that the truth is relative simply means that “what is true for me is true for me‚ and what is true for you is true for you.” There have been problems with this view however‚ because there is not a definitive meaning to the idea that the truth is relative; it is only a matter of opinion because the truth is the truth whether you believe it or not. For example‚ if a person is a vegetarian‚ then to that person‚ eating

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    dairy‚ and egg products is buying from the same four large companies that run the meat industry in America today. By using the Confined/Concentrated Animal Feeding Systems or CAFOs‚ these companies have made it to the top of the meat industry. CAFOs systems are unethical and pose a huge risk to our environment and our own health. Although these animals are being raised to be consumed does not mean they should live in small pins with no exercise‚ stand in their own feces‚ and be pumped with growth hormones

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    Cultural relativism can be defined as the understanding that the choices one can consider morally right are those approved of by one’s culture. Cultural differences in moral beliefs don’t imply cultural relativism because nonmoral beliefs can alter the perspective of basic moral principles shared by the culture. This would imply that there are no universally set/correct moral standards. Saying that cultural differences in moral beliefs imply cultural relativism is only part of an argument‚ not a

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    Universal Moral Wrongs and Relativism Lori-Ann Racki SOC120- Intro to Ethics and Social Responsibility Dr. Megan Reid November 12‚ 2012 Universal Moral Wrongs and Relativism In the article “Some Moral Minima”‚ Lenn Goodman argues that there are certain moral wrongs that are universal. He describes four areas he believes are areas of universal moral wrongs in detail. Morality has been an issue that many societies all over the world have

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    Cultural relativism is the moral theory that states that morality is created together by many individual groups of humans and morality therefore is not fixed‚ but rather varies from culture to culture‚ peoples‚ and different contextual situations. Cultural relativism preaches that certain practices are always morally permissible for a culture as long as the members of the culture see it as morally right. For example if a culture has a traditional custom that believes it’s okay for them to eat the

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