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Empirical research on ethics: the influence of social roles on decisions and on their ethical justification
Empirische Ethikforschung: der Einfluss sozialer Rollen auf Entscheidungen und deren ethische Berechtigung
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Universität Hamburg, Fak. für Erziehungswissenschaft, Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft, FB Psychologie, Arbeitsbereich Sozialpsychologie
Abstract "Two questionnaire studies try to answer the question if different social roles lead to different decisions and justifications concerning ethical problems. In study I participants were asked to decide either on an economic or a medical problem while going into a related social role, in study II role... view more
"Two questionnaire studies try to answer the question if different social roles lead to different decisions and justifications concerning ethical problems. In study I participants were asked to decide either on an economic or a medical problem while going into a related social role, in study II role expectations were asked for. The decision had to be justified by weighing the importance of four classical ethical positions: hedonism, intuitionism, utilitarianism, and deontology. The results show that decisions and their justifications are dependent on social roles and partly on the context. The effect which is interpreted as stemming from social standardization is greater for role behavior. The differences between role behavior and expectation indicate a misunderstanding crucial for group decisions." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
role; behavior; role taking; decision; expectation; legitimation; ethics
Classification
Social Psychology
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
33 p.
Series
Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie (HaFoS), 61
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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