Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach / Edition 3

by Kenneth Strike, Pamela Moss

Overview

This unique hands-on guide uses a highly effective case approach to explore specific, reality-based examples of the complex, controversial, and difficult ethical issues that students face on college campuses today–e.g., plagiarism, racism and hate speech, date rape, alcohol abuse. Then, through thought-provoking questions and critical discussions, prods readers to explore their own positions, notions, and opinions, and to justify their stances. It shows them how five important ethical principles can be used to think through these problems and to solve them in ethical dialogues. KEY TOPICS: Academic Integrity, Grading, and Cheating. Tolerance, Diversity, and Hate Speech. Privacy and Dialogue. Loyalty, Friendship, and Community. Sex, Relationships, and Power. Drinking and Living the Good Life. On Getting a Life. Religion, Relativism, and Dialogue. MARKET: For college students and anyone interested in ethics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132343312
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.05(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.85(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Academic Integrity, Grading, and Cheating

3. Tolerance, Diversity, and Hate Speech

4. Privacy and Dialogue

5. Loyalty, Friendship, and Community

6. Sex, Relationships, and Power

7. Drinking and Living the Good Life

8. On Getting a Life

9. Religion, Relativism, and Dialogue

10. For Further Reflection: Additional Cases

Index.

Editorial Reviews

'The case studies are effective, easy to read, and cover a wide range of topics with which college students grapple. Students get to practice theory with real life examples.'

— Kathryn Jarvis, Auburn University

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