Erica L. Munsey Cultural Diversity In The Workplace Sociology 220B There is presently more than 60% percent of the United States work force that consist of immigrants‚ minorities and woman. Current studies show that in the next 10 – 15 years such groups will rise to 90% in the work force. Today’s leaders are now confronted with the challenges of how to effectively manage the work force that is increasing in the diverse lines of ethnicity‚ physical ability
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Assignment: Deontological vs. Teleological Ethical Deontological ethical systems are associated with judgments that are based on an action. If the action is considered to be in a good intent‚ even with the possibilities of having negative consequences‚ then it is still defined as being good. Branches of deontological ethical systems can extend out to ethical formalism‚ religion‚ and natural law. Ethical formalism is defined as the motive and intent of a person has based on what action the person
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Women and Flexibility in the Workplace Gina Carithers SOC402 Michael Burton December 17‚ 2012 Women and Flexibility in the Workplace The focus of this paper is to evaluate factors that have affected women`s pay in the workforce. The analysis of historical factors affecting women`s flexibility in the workplace as a continuous social and structural issue is added to the paper to explain the need for change because of the demands that accompany working female caregivers in the home
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Values and Ethics in the Workplace Thesis: Many times a person find their personal‚ cultural and/or organizational ethics conflicting and must reconcile a course of action that will mitigate cognitive dissonance. In order to be a productive member of society‚ in small groups and globally‚ one must reconcile these conflicts on a daily basis and continually move forward while maintaining personal integrity and balance. Values and ethics are a part of our everyday lives. We wake up to these
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Deontological moral systems are characterized by a focus upon adherence to independent moral rules or duties. To make the correct moral choices‚ we have to understand what our moral duties are and what correct rules exist to regulate those duties. When we follow our duty‚ we are behaving morally. When we fail to follow our duty‚ we are behaving immorally. Typically in any deontological system‚ our duties‚ rules‚ and obligations are determined by God. Being moral is thus a matter of obeying God. Deontological
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society‚ and personal philosophy all play a role in creating one’s sense of moral ought. This form of morality is exercised in three ways: deontological‚ teleological‚ and aretaic. The
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with the capacity to choose between keeping the trolley on the main line (thus killing five people)‚ or steering it onto the spur track (and killing one person)? Under a deontological approach‚ it is morally wrong to kill anyone. Therefore‚ killing one person to save the lives of five people is not an option. Under a deontological perspective‚ there is a duty to help and not to harm others. But‚ the duty not to harm others is stronger. Harming someone is deemed wrong regardless of the consequences
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3) Can Deontological Egoism avoid all the problems that confront unconstrained ethical egoism? In this essay I will argue that Deontological Egoism can rescue Unconstrained Ethical Egoism from a large number of its problems and that DE offers a more plausible and attractive Egoism theory Understanding Moral theories The goal of a moral theory is to meet certain moral principles. Various principles are argued for to be included as moral principles within a workable moral theory. We therefore can analyze
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true (279). There happen to be three primary theories that explain morality and they all answer the same questions: what is good‚ why is it good‚ and where is the good located (280). The theories that answer these questions are the teleological‚ deontological‚ and virtue-based theory. These theories answer the same questions nevertheless they don’t answer them the same way. White believes that humans remain notoriously fickle with the
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Managing Conflict Power affects each of us in every part of our lives. We often find ourselves wrapped in conflicts with little or no idea how to resolve them (Fisher & Sharp‚ 2004). The most challenging phase of conflict would be learning how to resolve them and manage them. Conflict can be defined by just having differences among two people. Although we as people differ about a lot of things which doesn’t necessary‚ lead to conflict (Wood‚ 2007). Throughout life we go through conflicts in
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