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3-2 Module Three Journal Activity

3-2 Module Three Journal Activity

Q Overview Have you ever been torn between patronizing and boycotting a business that operates with socially insensitive ideals that work against your social change objectives? Patronizing that business could lead to feelings of conflict and distress because your behaviors, decisions, or attitude contradicts your personal ideals. As you have begun to establish and generate your own social change objectives, it is natural to reflect upon your ideals and beliefs that may not always align with how you interact with the world. This assignment will encourage you to reflect on the personal and social factors that guide your ethical decision making. Prompt For this journal activity, respond to each of the following criteria in 3 to 5 sentences: • Describe the personal factors that guide your ethical decision making when choosing to support (or not support) a specific cause. • Describe the social factors that guide your ethical decision making when choosing to support (or not support) a specific cause. • Describe one way that you can decrease cognitive dissonance in order to realign your ideals and actions. • Describe one way that you can increase cognitive consonance in order to realign your ideals and actions. All sources and ideas requiring attribution must be cited according to APA style. Guidelines for Submission Submit your completed Module Three journal activity as a Word document. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

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Ethics refers to what one thinks is morally right or wrong; therefore, when making an ethical decision, one attempt to make the morally best decision (Rosenberg & Schwartz, 2018). The first question I ask myself when deciding on the ethics of a decision is, is it legal? If it is legal, I will evaluate if it aligns with my core values and beliefs. In order to decide if it aligns with my core values, I examine aspects like who will be affected by my decisions, what is the desired outcome and what is the probable outcome. If I make this decision, how will I feel about myself? Is the cost worth the price? There are some circumstances where the answer is yes, but evaluating it through this process allows me to move forward without fear of making the wrong decision. For example