An Introduction: Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences

Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences
AN INTRODUCTION
• Morality has to do with the way we live our

lives.
• Morality helps us to judge the difference

between right and wrong.
• Once we know the difference between the

two, we can do what is right and avoid
what is wrong.
• We are human beings.
• We are able to think about our behaviour in order

to decide what to say and what to do in any given
situation.
• When we encounter moral situations, we can

either act in a way that we know is right, or we
can do the opposite and act in a way that we
know to be wrong.
“A moral person knows
the difference between
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right and wrong and
chooses to do what is no regard for any
right.” standards of right or
“An immoral person knows wrong, and just does
the difference between right what he/she likes.”
and wrong and chooses to
do what is wrong.”
Moral Behaviour can depend
on…
1. The Consequences – what will happen if they do

it/don’t do it.
2. Their Emotions – how will they feel about their
decision afterwards.
3. The Situation – the background, what led up to it.
4. Laws and Rules – if it is against the law or a rule.
5. Authority – if someone orders them, or forces them to
do it.
6. Common Practice – whether or not everyone is doing
it.
7. Their Conscience – something that tells them its right
or wrong.
Questions to consider…
• Think of a character that you have read

about in a book, seen on television, or in a
film or video game, who fits the
description:
– A moral person
– An immoral person
– An amoral person
• Explain why you have placed these

characters in these particular categories.
What are “VALUES”? Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences
• A value is something that we think is very

important and worthwhile.
• Do any of these values apply to you?
– To be popular.
– To have lots of money.
– To have lots of friends.
– To be respected.
– To get good exam results.
– To have a nice car.
– To be good at sports.
– To be happy and content.
– To have a strong faith.
• Our values affect the way we think, what

we say, and how we behave.
• Our values are not acquired by accident,

we get our values from other people.
• Can you think of any examples of where

these values come from?
Steps in Moral Decision-making…
1. Facts
6. Decision 2. Options
Steps in
Moral
Decision-
making
5. Prayer 3. Advice
4. Values
• The class organise a school fundraising event for
the victims of a natural disaster. Everyone works
hard, and it is a great success. You and your
friends are the principal organisers. You count
and bag the money, and a teacher drives you
down to the bank. The cashier weighs the bags
and tells you the total. There is a shortfall of 25
thousand, one bag is missing. You have your
suspicions, although you didn’t actually see
anyone take it. The gift cheque must be
presented to the relief organisation by the end of
the week. What do you do?
• A school trip is coming up. Everyone is

looking forward to it. There is a visit to an
exhibition and then a stop at a leisure
centre on the way back. The teacher reads
out the list of those who have paid so far.
Your name is called out. You know you
haven’t paid. The money is still in your
pocket as you brought it in this morning.
What do you do?
• You have seen a pair of football boots in a sale and you

really want them. You have enough money saved, but
you were planning to use some of that to go out at the
weekend with your friends. If you buy the boots you’ll
have nothing left. That evening at home you overhear
your mum telling your brother/sister that she has left the
money for the schoolbooks he//she needs in an
envelope in their schoolbag and that they better not lose
it. You and your brother/sister do not get on very well.
You think that he/she is a real know-it-all and they
always make fun of your friends. If you took the money,
you would have enough to buy the football boots and go
out with your friends at the weekend. What do you do?
Morality Matters Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences
Families You could not

would not have close
function if the friends if you
parents simply lied constantly
ignored their and stole from
children! them!
Society would totally

collapse if people
ignored their duties
towards others.
Can you think of any
examples??
Where does our Morality come

from?
1. Home and Family
• The home and family play an important

part in influencing our moral outlook.
• Our parents were the first people to teach

us the difference between right and wrong.
• As children we learnt that it is good to

share our toys, to always tell the truth and
not hit other children.
2. Friends and Peers
• As we grow older we begin to be

influenced by others outside the home.
• Going to school, making friends and
mixing with other children our own age
meant we encountered different types of
values.
• Therefore it can be said that our friends
and peers also play an important role in
influencing our moral outlook.
3. Religion
• People’s moral outlook is strongly influenced

by the religion in which they have been
brought up.
• Many young people go to schools with a

religious ethos where they are educated in
their faith.
• Therefore the values they have received at

home are reinforced by the teachings and
practices of their religion.
4. Society and the State
• The State plays an important role in deciding

our moral outlook.
• The State passes the laws of the country.
• Society also plays an important role in
influencing our moral outlook as it can decide
what is accepted as good or bad.
• Usually when the majority of society behave in
a certain way then that behaviour can become
acceptable.
5. Emotions
• We can be influenced by our emotions to

behave in certain ways.
• This can have a positive impact on us in
situations where we are moved by
sympathy or compassion to help somebody
in need.
• However, emotions can also provide us with
negative outcomes when we are driven by
anger or hatred when responding to certain
situations.
Points of View
• Moral issues are not always simply a

matter of stating what is right and what is
wrong.
• Morality is about human beings and their

relationships.
• We must remember that many factors can

influence the way people behave.

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• Morality has to do with the way we live our

• Morality helps us to judge the difference

• Once we know the difference between the

• We are human beings.

• We are able to think about our behaviour in order

• When we encounter moral situations, we can

1. The Consequences – what will happen if they do

• Think of a character that you have read

• Explain why you have placed these

• A value is something that we think is very

• Our values affect the way we think, what

• Our values are not acquired by accident,

• Can you think of any examples of where

• A school trip is coming up. Everyone is

• You have seen a pair of football boots in a sale and you

Families You could not

Society would totally

Where does our Morality come

• The home and family play an important

• Our parents were the first people to teach

• As children we learnt that it is good to

• As we grow older we begin to be

• People’s moral outlook is strongly influenced

• Many young people go to schools with a

• Therefore the values they have received at

• The State plays an important role in deciding

• We can be influenced by our emotions to

• Moral issues are not always simply a

• Morality is about human beings and their

• We must remember that many factors can

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