Module 3 assignment

Laws, Morals, Ethics, Religious Beliefs

The behavior of individuals is strongly influenced by four external forces: laws, morals, ethics, and religious beliefs. In this assignment, you will contrast those four forces and consider how they influence the behavior if individuals.

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Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) in which you discuss how laws, morals, ethics, and religious beliefs influence people’s behavior including your own. Include the following in your paper:

A research-based discussion regarding the similarities between laws, morals, ethics, and religious beliefs.

A research-based discussion regarding the differences between laws, morals, ethics, and religious beliefs.

A research based discussion regarding how each of those forces affects the behavior of individuals. A discussion of how each of those forces influence your personal behavior.

 

 

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Laws, Morals, Ethics, Religious Beliefs

Introduction

We’ve all heard the phrase “You can’t legislate morality.” But it’s not quite as simple as that. Laws, morals and ethics are all ways that society influences behavior and drives individual choices. The way you interpret those influences will determine your own beliefs about what is right or wrong, good or bad. That’s why it’s so important to understand how these factors play into your decisions in both personal and professional life.

Social norms, laws and ethics are used to govern behavior.

Social norms, laws and ethics are used to govern behavior. Social norms are informal rules that govern behavior, while laws are formalized rules that are imposed through a state’s system of enforcement. Ethics refer to an individual’s moral principles and values.

Social Norms

Social norms refer to the unwritten rules that people use as guides for their actions in society, often without realizing it or being able to explain why they behave as they do in certain situations. For example: You may feel uncomfortable when someone says something rude or inappropriate at your workplace; this feeling might guide you towards making sure that no offensive comments are made within earshot of others (i.e., social ostracism).

Laws are a formalized codification of rules that are imposed through a state’s system of enforcement.

Laws are a formalized codification of rules that are imposed through a state’s system of enforcement. The law can be positive or negative, general or specific, written or unwritten.

In the United States, laws are enforced by the government and apply to everyone in society regardless of their status as citizens or noncitizens; citizens have rights under the Constitution. The United States has three levels of government: federal (federal), state/provincial (state) and local (city).

Morals are informal societal standards of right or wrong that inform or guide individuals’ personal choices and decisions.

Morals are informal societal standards of right or wrong that inform or guide individuals’ personal choices and decisions. They may be based on beliefs and values, or they may be universal moral principles. A moral principle is a general principle that guides behavior in a certain way, but individual circumstances often lead to exceptions.

Morals are not always based on laws; sometimes they’re just something you believe in yourself and try to live by yourself without having any official legal backing behind them (like religious teachings). That’s why even though everyone knows what’s right/wrong by looking at the law book, some people still choose not to follow those laws because their personal morals don’t agree with them!

Ethics refers to an individual’s moral principles and values, which guide their behavior.

Ethics refers to an individual’s moral principles and values, which guide their behavior. It often involves difficult decisions that require you to do what is right even if it means violating someone else’s rights or doing something that might not seem right at first glance.

Ethical dilemmas can be trickier than legal dilemmas because there are more factors involved in making a decision—you have to consider your own values as well as those of other people who may have different ones from yours. For example, if I want my friends and family members’ approval for something I’m doing (like getting married), then my ethical decision would be whether or not my friends would approve of how much money we spend on our wedding; however if I want them too see me succeed in life and know that they support me even when times get tough (like when one has debt problems), then maybe spending less than $5 million dollars on our nuptials isn’t such an ideal idea after all!

Religious beliefs can also inform one’s morals, decisions and behavior.

Religion can also be a source of morality, ethics and law.

Religion is often the basis for belief in some sort of higher power or God or gods. Some people believe that this higher power will help them to make ethical decisions when they make them. Others may believe that their actions are guided by God and therefore shouldn’t be questioned by others (see right-wing religious extremism). Many religions prescribe certain behaviors, such as not killing other humans, while others don’t prescribe any specific actions at all (see left-wing religious extremism).

Laws, morals, ethics and religious beliefs can all influence your decisions and actions.

Laws, morals, ethics and religious beliefs are all influences on your decisions and actions.

Laws are enforced by the government. Ethics are more personal and can be influenced by religious beliefs. Morals are also personal and can be influenced by laws or ethics. Religious beliefs can influence all three of these: your own moral system, what you consider right or wrong within society at large (i.e., “the law”), etcetera

Conclusion

Although there are many reasons for you to choose one course of action over another, the best way to start is by thinking about what you believe in and how that belief may influence your decisions.