Discussion: You Are Defining and Defined by Social Responsibility
The first observation of a social issue can be confusing for a young person. Witnessing extremes of wealth and poverty from one neighborhood to the next—or from one country to another—or hearing statistics related to literacy and school dropout rates in developed countries can be both shocking and baffling. While growing up, how did your community of family, friends, and teachers respond to social disparities? Were social issues ignored or confronted? Did you perceive a sense of helplessness or a responsibility to seek solutions?
Your own orientation toward social responsibility may have been shaped, directly or indirectly, by the cultural norms of your community. Whether you feel burdened by the myriad social concerns in the world today or called to address them, your response stems, in part, from how you see yourself in the world in relation to others.
In this Discussion, you explore the influence of personal values on your concept of social responsibility.
By Day 1
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review examples of social responsibility presented in the assigned readings from the Loeb course text.
Review “The Golden Rule” from this week’s Learning Resources to identify commonalities across quotes and to determine whether any quotes align with your own values.
Complete the Cultural Genogram: Dimensions of Culture document located in this week’s Learning Resources to identify personal values related to social responsibility. Consider the direct or indirect influences that may have shaped your own orientation to social responsibility.
Read the Discussion Spark topic, question, or comment posted by your Instructor in the Discussion thread.
Posta response to the Discussion Spark post. Your response should contain at least twosignificantparagraphs. Read the Discussion Rubric, as it will inform your writing. Important Note: The Discussion Spark and the weekly Discussion topic below will be graded together. You will see one score in your My Grades area.
Post an example of a socially responsible act that has influenced your life. Explain why this example influenced you and describe how this act and the motivation behind it reflect your personal values regarding social responsibility. For instance, are there particular aspects of social change that resonate with you? In addition, definesocial responsibility in your own words and provide two examples from this week’s Resources that support or influence the development of your definition.
https://content.waldenu.edu/e1ff1fa4a8f0a7b0f5fbd1…
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethic…
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-ethic… SOCI 4080C: Social Responsibility
Cultural Genogram: Dimensions of Culture
For each of the Identity Factors below, enter three characteristics that symbolize or
define that Identity Factor from your perspective based on cultural norms. Then
consider how these values influence your thoughts on social responsibility.
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Identity Factor:
Family
How would you
describe your
family?
Culturally Defined
Characteristics
Identity Factor:
Country of
Origin/Residence
Identity Factor:
Race/Ethnicity
Where did you grow What
up?
symbols/values
represent your
culture?
Culturally Defined
Characteristics
Culturally Defined
Characteristics
Identity Factor:
Gender
What roles,
responsibilities,
and/or
expectations are
associated with
gender in your
experience?
Culturally Defined
Characteristics
Direct or Indirect Influence on Orientation to Social Responsibility
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