Vocab- Funeral Service Ethics Flashcards
That branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct as it applies to business transactions.
Business Ethics
The character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations and functions of a citizen.
Citizenship
A declaration or public statement of professional standards of right and wrong conduct.
Code of Ethics
To hold certain information in trust and not disclose without proper authorization or authority.
Confidentiality
A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family, community, and nation) are supported and maintained.
Conventional Stage (Kohlberg)
Advice, given as a result of consultation; helping someone else with a problem.
Counseling
Consists of abstract patterns (the rules, ideas, beliefs shared by members of society) of and for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly.
Culture
That brach of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
Ethics (Webster)
The cultural heritage or identity of a group, based on factors such as language or country of origin.
Ethnicity
A rule of ethical conduct found in some form in most major religions usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Golden Rule
Having a sense of honor, upright and fair dealing.
Honesty
Fidelity to moral principals.
Integrity
Rules that govern society.
Law
Refers to the customs, values, and standards of practice of a group, age, or theory intended to be timeless.
Moral (Ethical)
Something, as a reason or desire, acting as a spur to action.
Motives