PEP 570: Ethical communication in physical activty

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PEP 570 Ethical communication in physical activty

• What you always wanted to know..but didnt ask...

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The nature of ethics...just what is this stuff?

• The nature, scope, and purpose of sport and
  exercise ethics
• The distinguishing features of morality and how
  it differs from etiquette, law, and professional
  codes of conduct.
• The relationship between morality and religion.
• 4. The doctrine of ethical relativism

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More we will learn in this section...

• What it means to have moral principles, and
  conscience, and the relationship between morality
  and self-interest.
• 6. The place of values and ideals
• 7. The social and psychological factors that
  sometimes jeopardize integrity.
• 8. The characteristics of sound moral reasoning.

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Ethics from the Greek Ethos, meaning character,
disposition - Informally known as

• 1. individual character, meaning what is it to
  be a good person.
• 2. the social rules that govern and limit our
  conduct.

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Ethics -from the Greek Ethike, meaning science of
character

• 3. the classical and formal study of morality,
  often called metaethics.
• 4. the professional rules or guidelines of a
  group.

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Morality from the Latin - mores, meaning custom
or manners

• 1. Refers to the personal relationship of one
  individual to another.
• 2. The practice of right and wrong in a moral
  sense.

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Morality versus Etiquette, Taste, Law, and
Religion

• The question of moral values versus nonmoral
  values.
• Nonmoral values i.e.., Frankena - the objective,
  external values of life.
• utility
• intrinsic
• extrinsic
• inherent contributory

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Nonmoral values

• Drive every moral decision
• Are powerful motivations money, fame, power,
  position, things, and so forth.

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Moral values internal, intrinsic, interrelational

• the subjective and relative value of factors,
  attitudes, principles, and so forth that affect
  other people.
• honesty
• responsibility
• justice
• respect
• and so forth

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Etiquette - refers to courtesy

• Saying, Thank you, please, May I help you.
  Holding the door for another.
• Writing thank you notes,

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Taste - a social acceptance or non acceptance of
certain personal behaviors.

• Nudity - wet T-shirt contests.
• Sexuality - adult movies, and so forth, bikinis,
  string bikinis and so forth.

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Law

• Statutes
• laws by legislative bodies
• Administrative Regulations
• NCAA rules
• Common Law
• laws in the English speaking world before written
  law.
• Constitutional Law

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Law and morality

• One does not guarantee the other.
• slavery laws
• discrimination laws

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Professional Codes of Conduct

• Rules to govern the conduct of members of a given
  profession.
• ACSM
• NATC
• NASPE
• and so on.

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Where do moral and ethical standards come from?

• Religion - i.e., the Golden rule is found
• Hinduism
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Islam

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Morality neednt rest on religion...

• 1. To avoid hell is not only reason to act
  morally.
• 2. Moral instruction in religion is usually too
  vague for usage today...different
  interpretations.
• 3. The interpretation of Divine Command, must
  be more...reasoning of individuals.

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Ethical Relativism

• Every group has its own interpretation of right
  and wrong.
• There are no common standards.
• Right and Wrong really do not exist.
• Who says that anything is ever wrong.

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Individual Integrity and Responsibility

• The individual within an organization...duties
  and responsibilities.
• The Organizational norm and role conflicts.
• Commitment to a principle.
• Conformity to a group.
• Bystander Apathy

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Moral Reasoning

• Evaluating the factual claims
• Challenging the moral standard.
• Defending the moral standard.
• Revision and Modification

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Moral Judgments

• Should be logical.
• Should be based on the facts.
• Should be based on Acceptable Moral Principles.

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Criteria of a moral question

• Conflict of a moral value and a nonmoral values.
• conflict between very basic moral values and the
  huge array of nonmoral values.
• Choice must be made.
• voluntary
• no coercion or manipulation.

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Criteria....

• A Principle from a value is in jeopardy.
• A written statement in the negative about a moral
  value.
• First principles are limited - one to three, and
  govern all moral and nonmoral action.
• Obligation to a principle...
• Responsibility to follow ones principles.

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Terms aka Frankena.

• Moral obligation
• Nonmoral obligation
• Moral values
• Nonmoral values
• Moral Judgments
• Nonmoral Judgments