Ethical Relativism Implies That

question 32

Multiple Choice

Ethical relativism implies that

• A)Concepts of ethically right and ethically wrong are relative across countries and cultures but are universal within countries or cultures.
• B)Individuals and businesses have a basic right to "moral free space" and it is inappropriate to specify ethically permissible and ethically impermissible actions and behaviors.
• C)There are important occasions when local cultural norms and morality and the circumstances of the situation determine whether certain behaviors are right or wrong, for there are no absolutes when it comes to business ethics.
• D)Concepts of right and wrong as applied to business situations are always a function of each company's own set of values, beliefs, and ethical convictions (as stated in the company's code of ethical conduct).
• E)Standards of what is ethically right and ethically wrong as applied to business behavior are determined solely by whatever business norms prevail in a particular company's home country and are applicable to its operations in all other countries.

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Definitions:

Bonding

The process of forming a close interpersonal relationship through emotional attachment, often seen between parents and their children, friends, or romantic partners.

Strange Situation

A procedure developed in psychology to assess attachment relationships between a caregiver and child, through a series of introductions, separations, and reunions.

Mary Ainsworth

A developmental psychologist best known for her work on the emotional bonds between children and their caregivers, including the Strange Situation protocol for assessing infant attachment.

Harry Harlow

An American psychologist best known for his maternal-separation and social isolation experiments on rhesus monkeys, which emphasized the importance of care-giving and companionship in social and cognitive development.