When Trying to Determine Whether a Specific Action Is Ethical

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True/False

When trying to determine whether a specific action is ethical or unethical, even minor changes in information about the context may create uncertainty about the correct answer.

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Definitions:

New Feminism

A new aspect of the women’s rights movement that arose in the early part of the twentieth century. New feminism added a focus on individual and sexual freedom to the movement and introduced the word “feminism” into American life.

Historical Significance

The importance ascribed to an event, object, or person in history, based on their impact on subsequent events or developments.

Fordism

A system of mass production that combines manufacturing with technological innovations to produce large quantities of standardized products, famously pioneered by Henry Ford.

Historical Significance

The importance assigned to an event, person, or place based on its impact on history, its representative value, or its influence on present and future conditions.