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University of Florida Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues Case Study

 

Please read Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues, Case 11, pp. 119- 120. Identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved; identify what virtues are at stake or which relationships of care are at stake.

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From the book:

Directions for inquiries 11–23: In each case, identify the conflicting obligations and decide whether the action taken is morally right. Be sure to consider the requirement of proportion. 11. In studying the subculture of a particular group, a sociologist must be accepted by the people and gain their trust. One such researcher is studying the people in an urban slum. She learns through their confidence that certain members of the community are involved in a car-theft ring. She does not report them to the police.

Ruggiero, Vincent; Ruggiero, Vincent. Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues (p. 119). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Kindle Edition.