ETHICS CH.1

• culture


  has the power for individuals to create beliefs such as belief in God
• Emile durkheim 


  addedd that with more people holding the same beliefs, social order is also strengthened
• emile durkheim added that with more people holding the same beliefs, social order is also strengthened
• according to Little and McGivern,2016


  Culture has the power for individuals to create beliefs such as belief in God. Emile Durkheim added that with more people holding the same beliefs, social order is also strengthened.
• culture

  is the way of life of a group that includes their knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
• culture is the way of life of a group that includes their knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
• culture


  is a complex phenomenon. it contains nearly all aspects of shared human experiences.
• since human beings are naturally social creatures, we as people, are also naturally drawn to participate in culture
• people want to belong, to be accepted by peers. we also need protection from danger.
• being part of a social group not only feeds our need to be accepted, it also increases the human being's chances to survive. thus, because of the safety in numbers that being part of a group providers, human beings learned to modify behaviors to match that which their cultural group deem acceptable.
• karl marx


  father of communism
• according to karl marx


  culture served to justify inequality because the ruling class determines what is right and wrong while the rest merely follow
• culture


  served to justify inequality because the ruling class determines what is right and wrong while the rest merely follow
• according to Tylor, 1974, 1981


  culture is the way of life of a group that includes their knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, law, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
• 5 elements of culture

  symbols, language, beliefs, values, norms
• symbols


  can be anything that a group of people finds meaningful such as in religious groups, the cross is a symbol for Christianity while the crescent is for the Islam
• symbols can be anything that a group of people finds meaningful such as in religious groups, the cross is a symbol for Christianity while the crescent is for the Islam
• language 


  is a complex symbol system that enabled human being to communicate either verbally or through writing
• the 1987 constitution of the republic of the Philippines - article 14


  section 7. for the purposes of communication and instruction, the official language of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, English

  section 9. the congress shall establish a national language commission composed of the representatives of various regions and disciplines which shall undertake, coordinate, and promote researches for the development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino and other languages
• beliefs

  are assumptions or convictions held to be true by an individual or a group of people. these assumptions could be about events, people, or things. for example, ancient civilizations attributed events to spirits and gods. this is what we call now as superstitious beliefs. however, when people started to think critically and scientific research flourished, events are now explained differently. this also shows that beliefs change through time
• values


  are culturally acceptable standards of behavior considered important or beneficial in life. for example, in pre-colonial philippines, there were evidences that women were not equally valued with men.
• norm


  an informal guideline by a particular group of people or social unit about what is considered normal or correct/incorrect social behavior.
• for instance, the filipino norm in relating to other people is to get along well with others even with complete strangers. this filipino trait is called pakikisama
• plato


  one of the revered founders of western philosophy citied his famous philosophical work
• the republic


  plato's philosophical work, with three critical elements that jointly influence the human person's moral development.
• three critical elements of the republic that jointly influence the human person's moral development

  1. native traits or genetic characteristics
  2. early childhood experience
  3. one's cultural surroundings
• according to pekarsky,1978


  Plato, one of the revered founders of Western philosophy cited in his famous philosophical work, The Republic, three critical elements that jointly influence the human person’s moral development. These elements are native traits or genetic characteristics; early childhood experience; and one’s cultural surroundings
• plato 


  insisted that a child's cutlural surrounding sshould express the image of a noble character
• plato


  he implied that if a person’s cultural surroundings reward conformity to agreeable norms, it would lead the person to behave much better and quell undesirable conduct. He also expressed that the power of culture over an individual is more potent in children because they do not have any preexisting values
• according to Cornford, 1966 ; Pekarsky,1998 


  image of a noble character; role models should display the conduct of a proper human being because the behavior of the adults serves as the child’s moral foundation as he or she grows and develops
• three critical elements of the republic that jointly influence the human person's moral development

  1. native traits or genetic characteristics
  2. early childhood experience
  3. one's cultural surroundings
• three critical elements of the republic that jointly influence the human person's moral development

  1. native traits or genetic characteristics
  2. early childhood experience
  3. one's cultural surroundings
• the 1987 constitution of the republic of the Philippines - article 14


  section 7. for the purposes of communication and instruction, the official language of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, English section 9. the congress shall establish a national language commission composed of the representatives of various regions and disciplines which shall undertake, coordinate, and promote researches for the development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino and other languages
• beliefs 


  are assumptions or convictions held to be true by an individual or a group of people. these assumptions could be about events, people, or things. for example, ancient civilizations attributed events to spirits and gods. this is what we call now as superstitious beliefs. however, when people started to think critically and scientific research flourished, events are now explained differently. this also shows that beliefs change through time