What Is the Ethics of Care

question 67

Multiple Choice

What is the ethics of care?

• A) A normative theory that models morality on caring interpersonal relationships, such as the relationship between a parent and a child.
• B) A variation on contractarianism in which the social contract is an agreement not between completely independent persons but between family units.
• C) A normative theory on which there are no abstract principles of morality, but each person should simply act on feelings of empathy.
• D) A feminist version of deontology in which obligations are specified in ways that do not disadvantage women.

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Definitions:

Activity Levels

The degree of operations or production volume within a specific period, affecting costs and decision-making in businesses.

Variable Cost

Costs that fluctuate in direct proportion to production or sales figures, including items like direct labor and raw materials.

Mixed Costs

Expenses comprising both fixed and variable components, changing in total with the level of activity but not proportionately.

Merchandising Firm

A business that purchases finished goods for resale in order to make a profit, differentiating itself from manufacturing firms and service firms.