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In the bosom of every society, different types ofrules, and these tend to govern people's behavior, even if you are not always aware of it.
- In the case of legal rules, it could be said that since its non-compliance results in a sanction clearly stipulated, people fear such a sanction and that is why in part they conform to those rules.
- The moral standards, instead, lack a specific sanction associated with non-compliance, which is previously specified; even so, they are generally observed.
It can serve you: Examples of Social, Moral, Legal and Religious Norms
Where do they come from?
Moral standards arise from certain ethical values that emerge from within society, and although these are not always the same, they tend to be understood from a certain approach linked to the concepts of equity and justice: a pillar that supports many of the moral norms is that principle that must be treat others in the same way that one would like to be treated by others.
Many philosophers considered questions about this behavior of the human being and moral, standing out Aristotle and Immanuel Kant, who proposed a categorical imperative which can be interpreted similarly to the latter: 'Act only in such a way that you can hope that the maxim of your action becomes a universal law’.
However, not all societies admit that moral norms are limited to not taking actions that we would not like them to do to us. While the Western world generally abides by these principles, in certain parts of the world morality is considered to be subject to the designs of God, and therefore, not only offense to other people should be considered, but also offenses towards God.
Thence certain moral limitations are born additional, which could be interpreted as interference with individual freedoms. This is why in no way can the law fail to take into account moral standards when considering its decisions and verdicts. The absence of concrete penalties for those who transgress moral norms it does not mean in any way that the transgression is without consequences in the social sphere.
See also: Examples of Ethics and Morals
Examples of moral norms
The following list includes twenty moral standards, as an example:
- Ensure the physical and psychological well-being of the children.
- Carry out acts of kindness and not get special benefits for it later.
- Don't lie to other people.
- Allow pregnant women or people with children to be treated before in the banks.
- Lend certain goods to neighbors when they need them.
- Do not use social benefits for people with characteristics that you do not have.
- Do not tell secrets to people you have not been authorized to tell.
- Take care of helping parents when they are old.
- Give the seat to the elderly in public transport.
- Be loyal to those who have been kind to you.
- Refusing to intervene in certain cases where one can use their own power for the benefit of close people.
- Do not consume any substance that makes you lose control over your own body.
- Be tolerant about differences of thought with others.
- Be a clean and neat person.
- Fulfill the commitments to which one committed by word of mouth.
- Earning jobs on your own merit and not for ties or favors.
- Don't take advantage of someone else's limitation.
- Be a faithful person within the framework of relationships.
- Respect the symbols of religions that are not your own.
- Do not throw the garbage in the street.
They can serve you:
- Examples of Legal Norms
- Examples of Social Norms
- Examples of Religious Norms
- Examples of Standards in Broad and Strict Sense
