PSYCO341 Lecture Notes - Meritocracy
1 May 2014
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Defining morality and moral judgment: morality system of principles and ideals that people use as an obligatory guide to making evaluative, three components of morality judgments of the actions or character of a person, obligation: the rule is supposed to be followed, inclusion: rules should apply to all people, sanction: punishment for violations and praise for adherence to moral standards. People"s views of what is just and fair are evident in how they go about deciding how to distribute resources (i. e. give someone 1$ while other 10$=injustice: there are 3 key principles that underlie how people distribute resources, principle of equality: everyone gets the same amount, irrespective of contributions. (example gov"t, principle of equity: people get an amount based on what they have contributed. (example a salesperson issues identical rebate cheques to every citizen). may earn her salary based on commission), principle of need: people get an amount based on the degree of their needs. (example universal health care.
