Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
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Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
University of Phoenix
Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
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Personal Values
Personal values are the beliefs a person possesses in which they have a strong feeling regarding, whether for or against. On a very basic level, personal values are our sense of identity. By this I mean that with different personal values, we would essentially be different people. As a society, we begin acquiring our personal values from the beginning of our lives. "Values reflect the most basic characteristics of adaptation that guide individuals in deciding which situations they should enter and what they should do in them" (Nonis 2001). For many people, their personal values probably go right along with a version of the golden rule do unto others as you would have done unto you. The golden rule is actually an effective rule that can fuel an entire life of good and moral decision-making. If a person consistently uses the golden rule, their decisions will be more thorough and applicable to their personal values.
For me, my personal values are extremely important. Every decision that I make is made by evaluating the options and looking into the future to see how the decision may affect me, my loved ones, and others. I try to not just do the right thing, but do the right thing for the right reasons. For example, it is not enough for me to spontaneously make a decision to move to Mexico without weighing everything out. There are too many other factors, including my partner,
Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
University of Phoenix
Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper
[The introduction goes here. It should be one or two paragraphs explaining the findings of your paper. The introduction should prepare the reader for the contents of the paper by previewing the three main topics in your paper. Be sure to end with a transition word or sentence to lead into Section 1 of your paper. Triple click anywhere in this paragraph to begin typing your own introduction.]
Personal Values
Personal values are the beliefs a person possesses in which they have a strong feeling regarding, whether for or against. On a very basic level, personal values are our sense of identity. By this I mean that with different personal values, we would essentially be different people. As a society, we begin acquiring our personal values from the beginning of our lives. "Values reflect the most basic characteristics of adaptation that guide individuals in deciding which situations they should enter and what they should do in them" (Nonis 2001). For many people, their personal values probably go right along with a version of the golden rule do unto others as you would have done unto you. The golden rule is actually an effective rule that can fuel an entire life of good and moral decision-making. If a person consistently uses the golden rule, their decisions will be more thorough and applicable to their personal values.
For me, my personal values are extremely important. Every decision that I make is made by evaluating the options and looking into the future to see how the decision may affect me, my loved ones, and others. I try to not just do the right thing, but do the right thing for the right reasons. For example, it is not enough for me to spontaneously make a decision to move to Mexico without weighing everything out. There are too many other factors, including my partner,
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