Empirical research on ethics: The influence of social roles on decisions and on their ethical justification.
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Witte, Erich H.
Heitkamp, Imke
Abstract / Description
Two questionnaire studies try to answer the question if different social roles lead to different decisions and justifications concerning ethical problems. In study I participants were asked to decide either on an economic or a medical problem while going into a related social role, in study II role expectations were asked for. The decision had to be justified by weighing the importance of four classical ethical positions: hedonism, intuitionism, utilitarianism, and deontology. The results show that decisions and their justifications are dependent on social roles and partly on the context. The effect which is interpreted as stemming from social standardization is greater for role behavior. The differences between role behavior and expectation indicate a misunderstanding crucial for group decisions.
Keyword(s)
Ethik Entscheidungsfindung Soziale Rolle Rollenerwartung Rolleneinnahme Kontexteffekt Einfluss Ethik Entscheidungsfindung Rollen Soziale Normen Kontexteffekte Rollenerwartungen Hedonismus Soziale Einflüsse Rollenübernahme social role social standardization ethics justificationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2005
Is part of series
Hamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;61
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Witte, Erich H.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Heitkamp, Imke
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:07:35Z
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Date of first publication2005
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Abstract / DescriptionTwo questionnaire studies try to answer the question if different social roles lead to different decisions and justifications concerning ethical problems. In study I participants were asked to decide either on an economic or a medical problem while going into a related social role, in study II role expectations were asked for. The decision had to be justified by weighing the importance of four classical ethical positions: hedonism, intuitionism, utilitarianism, and deontology. The results show that decisions and their justifications are dependent on social roles and partly on the context. The effect which is interpreted as stemming from social standardization is greater for role behavior. The differences between role behavior and expectation indicate a misunderstanding crucial for group decisions.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-23259
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/557
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.9146
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Language of contenteng
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Is part of seriesHamburger Forschungsberichte zur Sozialpsychologie;61
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Keyword(s)Ethikde
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Keyword(s)Entscheidungsfindungde
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Keyword(s)Soziale Rollede
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Keyword(s)Rollenerwartungde
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Keyword(s)Rolleneinnahmede
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Keyword(s)Kontexteffektde
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Keyword(s)Einflussde
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Keyword(s)Ethikde
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Keyword(s)Entscheidungsfindungde
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Keyword(s)Rollende
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Keyword(s)Soziale Normende
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Keyword(s)Kontexteffektede
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Keyword(s)Rollenerwartungende
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Keyword(s)Hedonismusde
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Keyword(s)Soziale Einflüssede
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Keyword(s)Rollenübernahmede
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Keyword(s)social roleen
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Keyword(s)social standardizationen
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Keyword(s)ethicsen
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Keyword(s)justificationen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleEmpirical research on ethics: The influence of social roles on decisions and on their ethical justification.de
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok