How Ethics and Values Have Changed

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It is amazing how as time goes on, people’s ethics and values seem to change and no longer be what they use to be. It is safe to say that ethics and values are worse now than they used to be because people are not willing to help others, society no longer values family and community, and things that once were a private matter are socially acceptable. It is truly amazing to see all the changes that have been made in just a short amount of time. It is really sad to read that so many people are unwilling to serve others when they are in difficulty. Too many people nowadays if they see someone on the side of the street having some car trouble, will most likely pass them right by. Just back a few years ago if a person was stuck on the side of the road, having car trouble almost everybody would stop and make sure the people were ok. There was a short story in a book called Writing on the River, which gave a wonderful example of people not being willing to help others, it stated, “Kitty Genovese cries out in terror, yet no one comes to her rescue as her attacker takes half an hour to murder her” (Darley and Latané, 44). Could it have been that the other people who were around were too afraid to help, because they were concerned about their own welfare? Some of that could be true, yet part of it could only be due to the fact that people today are so caught up in themselves that they no longer feel the need to help other people out. It is no longer their responsibility. That was never the case a few years back. If a person felt like they could not help physically they would do whatever they could to help the victim out. That is not the only reason why the ethics and values of people nowadays have changed. They have likewise ... ... middle of paper ... ...amily’s problem and disagreements. In this society today it acceptable to share all the family problems with all the best friends. No one seems to keep anything a secret any longer. It is amazing how in just a few short years how a person can change so dramatically. The matters that once were private and very family oriented are now socially acceptable and very isolated. More people were willing to help each other than people are now. Just because people’s ethics and values change does not mean that the humans have gotten worse, they just have all of their priorities in the wrong place. Works Cited Darly, J., & Latane, B. (2012). "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" Writting On The River (3rd ed. ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. McKibben, B. (2012). A Modest Proposal to Destroy Western Civilization as We Know It: The $100 Christmas (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

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