Samuel Smiles Is Most Well Known for Advancing the Middle-Class

question 54

Multiple Choice

Samuel Smiles is most well known for advancing the middle-class ethic of:

• A) the "angel in the house."
• B) state intervention.
• C) "separate spheres."
• D) self-help.
• E) the welfare state.

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Definitions:

Autonomous Morality

The second stage of moral development in Piaget’s theory, displayed by older children (about 10 years of age and older). The child becomes aware that rules and laws are created by people and that, in judging an action, one should consider the actor’s intentions as well as the consequences.

Punishment

A consequence aimed at reducing a behavior, typically involving unpleasant or undesirable outcomes for the recipient.

Immanent Justice

The belief often held by children that moral wrongs will be immediately punished and virtues rewarded, regardless of human intervention.

Autonomous Moral Reasoning

Refers to the ability of individuals to make ethical decisions based on their own principles and understanding rather than external pressures.