Blog Post 3

Every culture has a set of standards, codes and procedures that defines what is and isn't ethical. Thus, these codes "justify different communication standards for different audiences, cultures, and relationships" (51). Understanding the context of the communication setting is a very important factor when promoting the common good because one must understand what is and isn't ethical in different settings. Typically, many cultures have certain core values that stand out as their central idea to promoting the common good and the core values are what socialize people into maintaining their culture.

First of all, when someone is born into a culture they are immediately socialized and taught what is right and wrong. For example, in a school setting they're specific rules every kid has to follow from the day of kindergarten until the day they graduate. The communication ethics between students and teachers is very important because teachers are responsible for promoting an authentic yet healthy environment for kids. In addition, students are taught is to raise they're hands when they have something to say. What types of ethics is this promoting in kids and how does the structure of raising your hand to speak effect students for the rest of their life? Kids are taught to raise they're hand as a respect to the teacher and others around them. This enforces an environment that gives everyone a fair opportunity to speak without being interrupted. Thus, this notion of respect is then taught and carried out into kids/students daily lives--teaching them control over their thoughts when around others. However, some people grow up and don't have copious amounts of respect for what others say and still interrupt people. That being said, even though not everyone is perfectly respectful of people speaking they're still people who grow up to be very respectful--making the lesson of raising your hand an important tool for students.

In all, respect is an important key factor in communication ethics and is a popular standard for many people to follow. Respect is a huge value that is said to be used and enforced but is often not always carried out. Thus, this is why communication ethics is important to understand because people have to understand how to navigate and manage the co-existence of cultures.