Ethics Week 3

Vitues

are universal and recognized by all cultures as basic qualities of well-being

Moral character 

is an evaluation of an individual's stable moral qualities. It distinguishes one individual from another

Virtues

is the moral excellence of a person.

Acceptance

The act of accepting something or someone.

Assertiveness

Disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior.

Authenticity

True to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.

Caring

Feeling or showing concern for other people.

Commitment

An agreement or pledge to do something in the future.

Compassion

Sympathetic consciousness of others’ distresses together with a desire to alleviate it.

Contentment

The state of being happy and satisfied.

Courage

Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.

Determination

A quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult.

Dignity

A way of appearing or behaving that suggests seriousness and self-control.

Excellence

Extremely high quality.

 Fairness

Treating people in a way that does not favor some over others.

Flexibility

Willing to change or to try different things.

 Generosity

The quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish; the quality of being generous.

Gratitude

A feeling of appreciation or thanks.

Honesty

The quality of being fair and truthful.

Honor

Respect that is given to someone who is admired.

Humility

The quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people.

 Integrity

Firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values; the quality or state of being complete or undivided.

Justice

The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals.

Kindness

The quality or state of being kind; a kind act.

 Loyalty

The quality or state of being loyal.

Modesty

The quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities.

Optimistic

Having or showing hope for the future; expecting good things to happen.

 Patience

The ability to wait for a long time without becoming annoyed or upset.

Perseverance

Continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.

Reverence

Honor or respect that is felt for or shown to (someone or something).

Self-discipline

Correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement.

 Temperate

Habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions.

Tolerance

Capacity to endure pain or hardship; sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own.

Understanding

An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences.

Wisdom

Accumulated philosophic or scientific learning; knowledge.

Golden Mean

a sliding scale for determining what is virtuous. It is a means of assisting a person in practicing good character as they strive to make it second in nature.

Lawrence Pervin

"a disposition to express behavior in consistent patterns of functions across a range of situations". 

Marie I. George

“sum of one’s moral habits and dispositions.” 

Moral development

one of the most significant aspects of the personality development. It is thus a major task of society and education

Immoral behavior

is that behavior which fails to conform to social expectations

Family

plays an active role in the moral development of children. Ethical and moral virtues like co-operation, obedience, discipline, truthfulness, sincerity, self-submission, sympathy, love, honesty, sublimation of instincts, and subordination of self, to the larger interest of the society, realizing and discharging responsibility are developed in the family.

child rearing practices

also effect the conscience development

School

is said to be the fountain head of social and moral virtues. It plays an important role in moral development of students

Neighborhood

Presence of the houses of drunkards, dacoits, gamblers and prostitutes negatively influences moral development

Religious Institutions

like temples, Gurudwaras, Church have been regarded as primary social and moral institutions.

Religon

dominant influence in determining social and moral attitudes and moral functioning.

Club and Camp Experiences

prove useful in the development of valuable social and moral qualities like obedience, cheerfulness, politeness, kindness, co-operation, honesty, and loyalty

Playmates and Friends

have vital influence in the moral development of the child. His moral attitudes, beliefs, interests, sentiments, habit and character are influenced by playmates and companions

Culture

Social traditions, customs, values and norms are unwritten laws that the child has to follow.

Community

which the individual moves is a potent factor in moral development. The community influences on the child are Musemus, Cinema, libraries, programmes on radio and television, other recreational programmes and community environment at large.

Lawrence Kohlberg

who theorized that *moral development* happens in six stages, which he divided into three levels.

pre-conventional

and it corresponds to how infants and young children think

conventional

this is the stage in which older children, adolescents, and young adults learn to conform to the expectations of society.

post-conventional

morally responsible agent recognizes that what is good or right is not reducible to following the rules of one’s group