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2. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Entire Course SOC 120 Week 1 DQ 1 Relativism Relativism. Give an example of something that one culture might regard as a virtue that another culture might not. Explain why this could lead to relativism • SOC 120 Week 1 DQ 1 Relativism • SOC 120 Week 1 DQ 2 Egoism and Altruism • SOC 120 Week 2 DQ 1 School Prayer • SOC 120 Week 2 DQ 2 Responsibility and Reward • SOC 120 Week 2 Relativism and Morality

3. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 1 DQ 2 Egoism and Altruism SOC 120 Week 2 DQ 1 School Prayer School Prayer. John wants prayer in school, and Mary does not. Describe a compromise position you think John and Mary might agree on, and identify any problems that position might encounter • Egoism and Altruism. Psychological egoism claims that whatever we do, we do out of self-interest. Give an example of an act you think is not done out of self-interest, and explain how the psychological egoist might try to interpret that act as selfish

4. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 2 DQ 2 Responsibility and Reward SOC 120 Week 2 Relativism and Morality Relativism and Morality. In "Some Moral Minima," Lenn Goodman argues that there are certain things that are simply wrong. Do you think Goodman is right? Using specific examples, explore the challenges Goodman presents to relativism. • Responsibility and Reward. You work hard in your office; overtime, weekends, and early mornings. You get paid well, but you realize your coworkers get paid the same as you do, though they do not put in the effort you do. Some have even been promoted ahead of you. Identify which of the responses below is the best one to adopt:

5. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 3 DQ 1 Death Penalty SOC 120 Week 3 DQ 2 Future Generations and Development Future Generations and Development. Answer one (1) of the questions below. Be sure to explain your answer. a. Assume that by burning coal extensively, the U. S. causes a substantial increase in pollution and acid rain, and Canada, understandably, objects. How might the U. S. and Canada resolve this dispute? b. How can underdeveloped societies grow economically and develop technologically without causing environmental harm to their own country as well as to other countries? • Death Penalty. Advocates of the death penalty recognize that no system is perfect and that applying the death penalty runs a small risk of executing someone who is innocent. Is this a price society should be willing to pay?

6. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 3 Rough Draft of Final Paper on Ethics Theory SOC 120 Week 4 DQ 1 Presumption of Innocence Presumption of Innocence. In discussions about personal privacy and government surveillance, one sometimes hears "If you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about." What is your reaction to this claim? Give two examples of some things that may not be "wrong" but you do not necessarily want to be public knowledge. • Rough Draft of Final Paper on Ethics: Theory and Practices. In this course, we look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. We also look at the different kinds of perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism.

7. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 4 DQ 2 Workplace Surveillance SOC 120 Week 5 DQ 1 Victimless Crimes “Victimless” Crime. Can the government require you to a wear seat belt while driving? What is the argument that it can, and what is the argument that it cannot? How would such seat belt laws differ from the requirement that infants in cars be in car seats? • Workplace Surveillance. Imagine your boss has decided that all phone calls, e-mails, and other communications will be recorded and monitored. What assumptions is the boss making about the employees? Is such monitoring justified morally? Is it a good idea as a management tool?

8. SOC 120 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp SOC 120 Week 5 DQ 2 Ethical Progress SOC 120 Week 5 Final Paper In this course, we look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. We also look at the different kinds of perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism. • Ethical Progress. The outlawing of slavery and extending voting rights to women seem to indicate that ethics can have beneficial results. Give an example from the past that indicates a similar result or a current social policy that might be regarded as wrong, which therefore needs to be changed.

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