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COMM 102
Communication Ethics
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
10/18/2010

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Relational Ethics
Definition
emphasize the importance of human relationship and emotional based virtues.
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Professions the use Relational Ethics
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nursing, health care, education, international relations, and politics
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Two Parties in Relational Ethics
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The one-caring, and the one being cared for
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Caring
Definition
"motivationally engrossed in the cared-for"
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one being cared for
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in the dependent in the relationship
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Who is the dependent between the two parties in relational ethics?
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The person being cared for.
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What are the tree central dimensions of Relational Ethics?
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Engrossment, motivational displacement, and reciprocity.
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Relating to Relational Ethics, Engrossment is....
Definition
the one-caring is completely focused on caring for the dependent individual

"Motivationally engrossed in the cared for attending to the cared for in deed as well as thoughts"
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Relating to Relational Ethics, Motivational displacement is....
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occurs when the one-caring's behavior is largely determined by the needs of the person for whom they are caring for.
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Relating to Relational Ethics, Reciprocity is....
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Means that there is a common and equal exchange between parties and that their roles can change from care giver, to the cared for, visa-versa.
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Potter Box
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Is a system for making ethical descisions
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How many steps is there within a potter box?
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4
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What is step 1 of the Potter Box?
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Definition: what are your facts? What is the issue really about?
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What is step 2 of the Potter Box?
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Identify your values: so you can focus on the harm and the good of your decision.
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What is Step 3 of the Potter Box?
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What are your principles? Think of the the different ethical principles we have gone over and apply them to the situation.
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What is the 4 Step of the Potter Box?
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What are your loyalties, and who do they lie with.


For example in the case of the young boys killing the infant you have a loyalty to the british papers of not publishing their names.

You also have a loyalty to the American papers and report the truth.
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Human Rights
Definition
Are a set of natural and human rights that every person on the planet is entitled to no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
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Human Rights Ethics
Definition
Looks at situations based on the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
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How long has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights been around for?
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62 years
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What led to the establishment of a document that upheld human rights?
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WWI and WWII; the treatment of minorities during the holocaust is what called for the universal creation of the documents.
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What is Libertarianism?
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The philosophy that emphasizes individual liberty where the actions of one person should not inhibit the rights of another.
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Is the view that "people should be able to do drugs and kill themselves as long as it only affects them be seen as ok," Libertarianism?
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Yes
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Is causing another person harm seen as justifiable from Libertarian's point of view?
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No; Libertarians see it to be ethically wrong to cause someone else harm against their will. People should only do things that affect them and their lives.
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What is another form of Libertarianism?
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Anarchism
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What are the main principles of Libertarianism?
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1) Each person gets to do as they want, as long as it doesn't inhibit the rights of others.
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What is an opposing ethical philosophy of libertarianism?
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objectivism
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What is deontology?
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Deontology is a system of ethics based off of rules and duties.
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What is a good example of deontology?
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A homeless man is brought to the emergency room. He has no family, does not contribute to society, and has no ties to society. On one hand he could save multiple people with his organs if he died. As a doctor it is their DUTY to save the person no matter the possible outcomes, or positive and/or negative things that could have resulted from him dying.
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Do Deontologist look to the future?
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No, they do not, deontologists look at the here and now only making a decision based of their duty not forming biases from what could happen.
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Divine Command Theory
Definition
a group of theories that justifies action is right if God has decreed it as right.
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What Economic system does the US have?
Definition
Capitalistic Economic System
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What is a capitalistic economic system?
Definition
There are different things you can invest in and there is private ownership.
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What is a consumer culture?
Definition
Consumer Culture is the culture we live in where we are trained that in order to be happy we must materialistic things.
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What is mediated culture?
Definition
Our culture is learned through media, ads, commercials, televisions, news, etc.
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What is imaged-based?
Definition
We are taught to judge somebody by how they look.
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What is "Profession"?
Definition
is a shared understanding and appreciation under a common field.
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What is Diversity?
Definition
a wide a variety of certain things, diversity can be a good and bad thing.
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What happens when we have too much diversity?
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We lose our culture
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What are characteristics of diversity?
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Diversity is very dependent on its location, only so much of it is allowed, a lot of diversity can be good.
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What is paid for directly Advertising or PR?
Definition
Advertising
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Which is paid for indirectly? Advertising or PR?
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Public Relations
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"Spin Doctor"
Definition
Spin the appearance to make it appear the way they want it to.
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"Hack"
Definition
Derogatory term for journalists
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"flachs"
Definition
derogatory term for Public Relation people.
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What is PR?
Definition
PR is a type of public communication, the way a company communicates to the public.
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Lobbyist
Definition
a politician or government official that tries to persuade another and prevail upon them.
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What is "Getting in front of the story"?
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Is controlling what part of the story gets out before it does.
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"Special Interests"
Definition
Groups that have special interests and try to lobby for certain things.
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What is Partisan Values?
Definition
You sometimes will support something, but you will also go against when you deem it necessary.

Example: You may support the United States invading France and maybe Switzerland, but the United States were to Invade Britain then you would not support you're own country.
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Conflict of Interest
Definition
Your title or your opinions affects the way or how you work.

Example: Hiring a Muslim reporter to cover the Ground Zero Mosque might be a conflict of interest.
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Who hold's the public's trust?
Definition
News reporters, journalists, and newspapers hold the publics trust and owe a responsibility to tell the truth.
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Shareholders
Definition
are owners in the company
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Stakeholders
Definition
people who have the most invested into a company or organization, thus they have more risk.
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What is Aristotle's Golden Mean?
Definition
Virtue lies between the two possible extremes.
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What is Kant's Categorical Imperative?
Definition
Would your decision make a good universal law? If you say you should do it, then everyone else should do it.
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What are the 3 parts of Islam's Divine Commands?
Definition
1) Good Justice: are rewarded and bad are reprimanded.
2) Human Dignity: all humans deserve dignity and respect, no one is better than the other.
3) Truth: unconditional duties
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What is the first of the Islam Divine Commands?
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Justice, good are rewarded and the bad are reprimanded.
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What is the second of the Islam Divine Commands?
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Human Dignity: all humans deserve dignity and respect because we are all the same and no one is better than the other.
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What is the third of the Islam Divine Commands?
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Truth: Unconditional duties
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What is Mills Utilitarianism?
Definition
The greatest good for the greatest number.
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What is Rawls "Veil of Ignorance"?
Definition
The idea that you prefer to see or side with the person who you are most like. If you have an ethical decision to make you must put yourself behind a veil of ignorance.
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What is Judeo Christian?
Definition
you have to love yourself and have regard for yourself before you have any for your neighbor.
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What is "agape"?
Definition
Agape is true unconditional love, means you love no matter what. You have a higher regard for them than yourself.
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What type of love is seen as agape?
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A mother's love is seen as agape, a mother has the most selfless and unconditional love there is.
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What is Ethical Egosim?
Definition
Everyone ought to promote their own self interests. If everyone looks out for themselves everyone will be ok.
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Who makes the decisions in our society?
Definition
Whoever has the most power will make the decision. Those who are affected don't have the power.
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What is Cultural Relativism?
Definition
An individual human's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture.
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