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Jimmy Memnon
June 15, 2023
PHI-210-OL02
A sociologist, urban slum residents, their community, and the police are all involved.
In
this case, I believe the conflicting obligation is that the woman studying the people in the urban
slum does not report the members of the community who are involved in the car theft ring to the
police because she is in another environment that could potentially put her in danger. If she
contacts the authorities, she risks not only risking herself, but also losing whatever relationships
and trust she established with the urban people while still doing her research.
It is true that a
person can be "trusting," (which means that he or she is ready to put themselves at risk by relying
on others). However, trusting someone blindly and without considering their motives is not an
ideal choice
(Burnor and Raley, p. 262). It's more of a vice. Because the urban slum people are
car thieves, I feel this behavior is wrong. However, it is ethically correct that she does not go to
the police to report them. I say this because these folks have volunteered to assist her by
exposing themselves and participating in her study. It is an ethically acceptable method. This
allows the sociologist to preserve her moral obligation in her job. Everyone should have a moral
conscience when they uncover anything improper. Moral conscience is a person's inner voice that
informs him or her if his or her actions are good or terrible, right or wrong. It may influence a
person's conduct to be good or right and to avoid evil. If the sociologist remains quiet, she may
be violating her profession's moral conscience and ethical standards. It is a human's obligation to
preserve Ross's Ethics, which includes the seven core moral responsibilities of faithfulness,
restitution, thankfulness, justice, benefice, self-improvement, and non-maleficence. By
neglecting to fully submit the information to the police, the sociologist violated faithfulness,
justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence (Burnor & Raley, pg. 152).
References
Ruggiero, Vincent (2012), Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, 9
th
Edition
Burnor, Richard and Raley, Yvonne (2017). Ethical Choices an Introduction to Moral Philosophy
with Cases,2
nd
Edition
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