Journal 6

1.Define the term “Moral Maturity”

Moral Maturity is marked by depth and consistency of moral judgment (distinguish psychologically the rights and wrongs); by recognition that any moral judgement may be bad or good. Moral maturity is a requirement in the person who is to apply a body of knowledge or a skill to the solution of a problem. Moral maturity development is a step by step process that takes a lot of time.

2.) Read the following article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html
Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.

This 25 year old man has committed a sin and has been charged for around 11 offenses. The man’s most serious mistake take was that he couldn’t decide around his conscience. The man can be regarded as having a lack of moral maturity because he didn’t recognize what the right thing was to do in the situation of damaging some one else’s property adn dropping a knife when the police were on pursuit after the 25 year-old man.

3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.

Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of right and wrong — also referred to as “good and evil” — used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values –shared within a cultural, religious, where as immorality is the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.

4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.

Governor Spritzer’s actions would be regarded as immoral because many people in America looked up to him and he was also a family man of 3 daughters but he went behind everyones back and did the wrong thing and set a bad example to his daughters and all the women in America.

1.Define the term “Moral Maturity”

Moral Maturity is marked by depth and consistency of moral judgment (distinguish psychologically the rights and wrongs); by recognition that any moral judgement may be bad or good. Moral maturity is a requirement in the person who is to apply a body of knowledge or a skill to the solution of a problem. Moral maturity development is a step by step process that takes a lot of time.

2.) Read the following article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/knife-arrest-cop-pelted/2008/03/24/1206206967590.html
Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of ‘moral maturity’.

This 25 year old man has committed a sin and has been charged for around 11 offenses. The man’s most serious mistake take was that he couldn’t decide around his conscience. The man can be regarded as having a lack of moral maturity because he didn’t recognize what the right thing was to do in the situation of damaging some one else’s property adn dropping a knife when the police were on pursuit after the 25 year-old man.

3.) Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.

Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of right and wrong — also referred to as “good and evil” — used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values –shared within a cultural, religious, where as immorality is the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.

4.) Watch the following clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.

Governor Spritzer’s actions would be regarded as immoral because many people in America looked up to him and he was also a family man of 3 daughters but he went behind everyones back and did the wrong thing and set a bad example to his daughters and all the women in America.