Culture influences moral behavior and perceptions of right and wrong. Culture is learned and passed down through generations, shaping a group's actions, beliefs, and values. It provides a sense of unity and is influenced by various institutions like family, school, church, and media. Moral behavior is defined as actions that benefit both individuals and society as a whole.

1. Culture in Moral Behavior
Reported by: Mary Jean L. Napuran & Divina Gracia Quinto (BEEd 1-A)
ETHICS
Week 2

2. Moral behavior
Are actions that produce good outcomes for the individuals as a member of
a community or society.
Schuman defines as “Act intended to produce kind and/or fair outcomes.”

3. FAMILY is the basic unit in the
society. It includes one`s biological
or adoptive family of orientation.
SCHOOL - It may include
formal or informal educational
system that provides a child
with their learning needs.

4. CHURCH is an institution that
determines what is specifically
considered as wrong or right. It is
composed of believers in the same
faith.
MASS MEDIA are those agencies
that are purposive of entertaining,
informing, and learning through
various channels like the radio,
television, printed materials etc.

5. Culture
Refers to outlook, attitude, values, goals and practices shared by a group,
organization or society.
Vary among time periods between countries and geographic regions,
and among groups and organizations.

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1. Material culture
refers to the tangible
things that a society
makes.
2. Non-material culture refers to the
intangible things produced by a culture or
society. It speaks of the parts of culture you
cannot feel, hold, or touch.

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are the shared sanctioned, and integrated systems of beliefs and
practices that are passed down through generations and characterize
a cultural group.
is defined as something that is considered “normal” and refers to
something that is the usual, customary or accepted standard

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1. Folkways – are behaviors that are learned and shared by a social group
that often refer to as “customs” in a group that are not morally significant,
but they can be important for social acceptance.
2. Mores – are norms of morality, or right and wrong and if you break one it
is often considered offensive to most people of a culture.
3. Taboo – a very negative norm that should not get violated because
people will be upset. The nature and the degree of taboo are in the mores.
4. Laws – are norms that have become formally inscribed at the state or the
federal level and can result in formal punishment from violation and a form
of social control that outline rules.

9. W H A T I S C U L T U R E ?
“ A way of Life”of a group
of people.
— WAY OF LIFE' that talks
about:
A. Moral Values and
Behaviors
B. Knowledge, beliefs,
symbols that they accept
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10. CULTURE
Learned
Dynamic
- It is impossible to live in a
society without being
affected by its culture
- Passed along by
communication or
socialization
from generation to
another.

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Culture shapes our behavior.
Culture influence our perception of
what is right or wrong
Culture gives unity to the people in
the society

12. SOCIALIZATION
— also called as enculturation;
The process in which we socially learn culture including morality;
the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society.

13. CULTURAL RELATIVISM
— is the ability to understands
culture on its own terms and
not to make judgments using
the standards of one's own
culture
— The goal of this is promote
understanding of cultural
practices that are not typically
part of one's own culture

14. Cultural Relativism
- is the view or understanding that ethical system and cultural beliefs vary
from one another
It came from the idea that moral standards are product of society. This
philosophical principle was started from the Greek philosopher Protagoras of
Abdera.

15. — the view that moral judgments are
true or false only relative to some
particular stand point and that no
standpoint is uniquely privileged over
allothers;
— Different moral principles apply to
different persons or group of
individuals.
Moral Relativism
W h y d o e s c u l t u r a l r e l a t i v i s m n o t t e n a b l e i n e t h i c s ?

16. Religion and Philosophy shape culture.
A S I A N A N D F I L I P I N O ` S M O R A L B E H A V I O R .
This culture is reflected in the
people’s behavior and ways.

17. A S I A N M O R A L B E H A V I O R .

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Some Asian ethical tradition comes from the great civilizations of the east,
particularly from India and china.
Religious thought is intertwined with philosophical and ethical thinking.
Connectedness of personal cultivation and social responsibility
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Many people in the Philippines are deeply influenced by or have great commonalties
in their ethical way of thinking with these traditions.

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21. THANK YOU
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