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Module 3 Health Ethics
Module 3 Health Ethics
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1 – C. Nihilism
Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or
communicated. It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical
skepticism that condemns existence. A true nihilist would believe in nothing, have
no loyalties, and no purpose other than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.
2 – B. Private Law
Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune
that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and
torts (as it is called in the common law), and the law of obligations (as it is called
in civil legal systems).
3 – A. Procrastinating
Procrastination is most easily deemed unethical by a consequentialist system of
ethics such as utilitarianism.
4 – C. Standpoint theory
Standpoint theory, a feminist theoretical perspective that argues that knowledge
stems from social position. The perspective denies that traditional science is
objective and suggests that research and theory have ignored and marginalized
women and feminist ways of thinking.
5 – B. Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor is a crime punishable by less than a year incarceration in jail or
house of correction.
6 – B. Public Law
Public Law deals with relationships between private parties and the government;
concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity: Constitutional,
Administrative, and Criminal
7 – C. Sexism
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. Sexism
can affect anyone, but it primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to
stereotypes and gender roles, and may include the belief that one sex or gender
is intrinsically superior to another.
8 – B. Slavery
Slavery is also known as human bondage.
9 – B. Ethical Relativism
Ethical relativism is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of
one's culture. That is, whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral
norms of the society in which it is practiced. The same action may be morally right
in one society but be morally wrong in another
10 – A. World view
It's the lens through which we interpret and make sense of the world around us,
based on our experiences, values, and beliefs. It shapes the way we perceive
and respond to events, people, and ideas.