SOCIAL OBLIGATION HUMAN MORALITY DEFINITIONS Social Obligation Morality

SOCIAL OBLIGATION & HUMAN MORALITY

DEFINITIONS Social Obligation: Morality: An ethical framework which suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Conformity to ideals of right human conduct. *Wikipedia *Meriam-Webster Dictionary

THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS Adam Smith

INTERVIEWS … How Would You Define Social Obligation? Lyle – Peer pressure. Jason – Social etiquette. How Important Is Human Morality? Travis – It’s essential. Lack of it is part of what’s wrong with society. Lyle – Teens don’t recognize the importance. They think society is corrupt, that the game is fixed & they don’t want to play.

INTERVIEW EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS Travis - Parents are obligated to teach their children good manners; chew with your mouth closed, wash your hands after using the restroom, don’t let your kids act like animals in public, use “please”, “thank you”, and “excuse me”. Jason - Men holding the door open for women.

INTERVIEW EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL MORALITY • Treat others as you would like to be treated. • Make the world a better place. Donate or volunteer. • Be accountable for your own actions. • Have self-respect. • Use your time and skills to improve the lives of others.

MORALITY IS A CULTURALLY CONDITIONED RESPONSE - PROF. JESSE PRINZ One groups good can be another groups evil … - When studying culturally independent societies, anthropologists have found that over 80% permit polygamy. - In parts of Ethiopia, half the girls are married before their 15 th birthday. - Some groups prohibit attacks on the hut next door, but encourage attacks on the village next door. - Some groups encourage parents to commit selective infanticide, to use corporal punishment on children or force them into physical labor or sexual slavery.

“EVERY ACTION WE DO IS SELFISH” - ANDY

A MAN IS DONATING HIS KIDNEY TO A STRANGER THANKS TO A CRAIGSLIST ERROR - SAMANTHA GUFF, THE HUFFINGTON POST Glenn Calderbank was browsing the construction section of the website looking for supplies when he came across a stranger's post. The post was from another New Jersey man seeking an organ on behalf of his wife, Nina Saria. Calderbank saw this as a sign - his wife, Jessica, died of kidney failure in 2011. He sensed that fate was in their favor, and that he would be the perfect donor match. Sure enough, he was right. "I want to save this woman's life, " Calderbank told NJ. com, "Because, in this rare instance, I'm the only one who can. "

WHERE DO YOU BEGIN? • Send someone a hand written thank you note. • Buy a lottery ticket for a stranger. • STOP & HELP SOMEONE REPLACE THEIR FLAT TIRE (JESSE ROCKS) • Offer a homeless person your leftovers. • Compliment someone to their boss. • Let them have the parking space. • Buy extra dog/cat food & drop it off at the animal shelter. • Say “yes” when the cashier asks you to donate $1 to _____ cause. • Let someone jump ahead of you in line.