Topic 2 " Our society is overly materialistic. We center our lives on acquiring material things at the expense of such traditional values as family and education." I agree with the issue that our society is becoming too materialistic. People are involved into a commercial world and forget their responsibilities to this society. The traditional value is taken place by materialistic culture. This is because that there is too much temptation to resist in this world‚ such as luxurious cars‚ vacations
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IB TOK Yr I First Essay What is more important in arriving at a moral conclusion: reason or emotion? Reason is more important when it comes to arriving at a moral conclusion mainly being described through the quote “Don’t let your emotions get in the way”. As a teenager‚ from personal experience and observation‚ emotions can get in the way of smart decisions because hormones are always running high. Clearly and logically thinking through a problem or a situation makes you step out of the current
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Examine the patterns of‚ and reasons for‚ domestic violence in society (24 marks.) Domestic violence is mental‚ physical and emotional violence that occur around the world in any type of family household. Even though its frown up in society there are individuals that are able to continue with they’re violent actions. Catriona MirrlesBlack’s (1999.) survey showed 6.6 million domestic assaults just in a year and half was physical injury meaning a real problem and a clear pattern for domestic violence
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Functionalism sees society as based on value consensus‚ meaning they see members of society as sharing a common culture. Culture‚ meaning‚ a set of shared norms (rules)‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and goals. Sharing the same culture produces social solidarity‚ binding individuals together‚ telling them what to strive for and how to conduct themselves. Deviance is defined as a disobedience to social norms based on the value consensus‚ deviance is vital within society in order for it to be cohesive and functional
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of a button. Our society is disintegrating around us‚ while we ignore our parents when playing video games or texting people. Many parents believe that these items are privileges‚ not necessities and we should honor our parents and not take advantage of them. Secondly‚ people waste countless hours of their lives trying to see what famous people are doing. They are thus missing out on things that happen in reality by “celebrity watching”. “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has
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Moral Objectivism and Moral Relativism Today there are many people that stand by moral relativism‚ which claims that moral values are not objective. The liberal mindset of accepting other cultures and values leads some people to select moral relativism over moral objectivism‚ which claims that moral values are objective. Moral relativism is problematic in that it allows one to validly select any moral argument‚ and ultimately subverts the primary goal of ethics. Moral values are objective‚ and
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In our society‚ we tend to discriminate people for their height‚ skin colour‚ gender and etc. We inadvertently sort people based on their physical appearance that they possess. One of this is age. The term ageism was first introduced by Robert N. Butler back in 1969. According to the textbook‚ ageism is the prejudice and discrimination on the basis of age such as their physical appearance‚ disrespect and abuse. Ageism is a serious issue that older people face around the world. Most of them face things
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We live in a context and not a vacuum. Our culture and the society around us play a very dominant role in the values we choose. Sometimes this is planned‚ overt‚ and intentional. Sometimes it is unplanned‚ unseen and unintentional. Sometimes we choose to accept the values of others. Sometimes we choose to rebel against them. Either way they are influential. The nuclear family is the first part of society that shapes us. Our parents and siblings (good‚ bad‚ indifferent) play a major role
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major affect in our society today. Prisons are suppose to be the location we send our criminals to pay for their actions toward society. Many people have argued the goal of these prisons. To some the goal of prisons is to punish the criminals for the actions they committed. To others the goal of prison is to rehabilitate the offenders and allow them to change to become socially acceptable. Corrections has been a key aspect of civilization since its integration to society. In our modern age‚ the
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NEEDS AND IMPACTS ON SOCIO CULTURAL MORAL VALUES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICES Introduction: Civil service ethics is more than the mere definition of actions complying or not complying with the law. The minimum criteria of civil service ethics are defined by legislation. Civil service ethics can be influenced in many other ways. Considering values and ethics as one of the corner stones of civil service ensures a high level of operations in State administration.
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