MORAL POLICING‚ WOMEN‚ MEDIA AND PERSONAL FREEDOMMoral policing is a controversial term. Its supporters say it is an important function to be performed to safeguard our culture against western influence and save our youth from corruption. Those who oppose it see it as a threat to individual freedom and democratic dissent. I would not have been interested in these debates till I saw them affecting my life as an individual and more so as a woman. What is morality? How moral policing is gender biased
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concerned about fostering moral character in children and forming responsible citizens. Controversy often accompanies these interests because adults do not always agree about what moral character is or how to cultivate it. Does a person with moral character support societal traditions; much like a tribal leader does‚ or challenges them‚ as did Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr.? What exactly do children need to learn in order to be engaged citizens? Further‚ do children develop moral character through exhortation
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QUOTES Youth itself is a talent -- a perishable talent. Eric Hoffer The good thing about being young is that you are not experienced enough to know you cannot possibly do the things you are doing. “In youth we learn; in age we understand.” Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach quotes (Austrian novelist‚ 1830-1916) “People grow old only by deserting their ideals‚ Macarthur had written. Years may wrinkle the skin‚ but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith‚ as old as your doubt;
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Psych/500 October 14‚ 2012 Is it morally acceptable to steal food from the wealthy to feed the poor? This was the type of question Lawrence Kohlberg‚ an American-born Harvard Professor‚ would ask of his research subjects. Dr. Kohlberg was fascinated by the cognitive development work proposed by Swiss theorist Jean Piaget (Long‚ n.d.). “Kohlberg’s work aids both our understanding of the ways in which individuals make moral decisions‚ and demands that we use a
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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little‚ day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. Wondering about what it takes to build up a strong character? Curious about what others have to say about character? There’s an African proverb that goes‚ “Wherever man goes to dwell his character goes with him.” That goes for women too. Your character will speak so loudly about you‚ that it overpowers what you may try to convince
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------------------------------------------------- Youth Violence‚ A never-ending cycle ------------------------------------------------- The death of a 15 year old boy dana unick Dana Unick SOC 2267B March 17th‚ 2013 Prof The murder of young 15-year-old Rodney St. Aubyn marks the third youth under the age of sixteen to die as a result of extreme gun violence this year‚ tragically the boy did not survive the night. He was rushed to hospital from his Toronto public-housing
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Moral panics Throughout time there have been a number of panics over a variety of issues‚ ranging from crime and the activities of youth‚ to drugs and sexual freedom‚ each considered a threat to the moral fibre of society. As Furedi points out‚ ‘newspaper headlines continually warn of some new danger which threatens our health and happiness. Furedi suggests that moral panics have a tendency to occur ‘at times when society has not been able to adapt to dramatic changes’ and when such change leads
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society. Of these‚ some are literate‚ the total youth population. This population of literate youth has grown between 2001 and 2009. Television has not made a dent on newspapers as a source of information; being seen as a source for entertainment and for news and current affairs; the youth read newspapers to gather news and information on currents events; only some are read for entertainment. The Internet-accessed by only youth – is more of Entertainment Central than an information
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protocols to assess adolescents’ competence. Depending on whether states try youth offenders in juvenile or criminal court‚ clarification of the operative legal standard is needed‚ whether an adult standard or a juvenile standard. It requires training of judges and lawyers to recognize the developmental limitations of younger offenders (Grisso‚ 2004). History of Juvenile Court Until the late 19th century‚ criminal courts tried youth and adults. The 16th century educational reform movement
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Values and ethics are of high importance in determining the nature of a society or a culture. They are used as complimentary terms but they mean different in literal sense. Values define personal character and refer to the beliefs that a person practices when he interacts in personal and social relationships. The conduct exhibited by the person in personal-social behaviors gives a correct evaluation of his morals. Values identify the way a person lives. Ethics are the codes or standards of conduct
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