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Item Moral and ethical decision making of physicians and attorneys: the influence of faith across their career lifespans(Texas Tech University, 1999-08) Parsons, Kerri GraceA review of the ethical and moral development literature suggested that specific factors, such as age, education, faith, and well-being may be determinants of moral development. The literature also showed that the ethical and moral judgment of professionals has rarely been examined. Nor has the literature examined extensively the role faith plays in the professional's process of ethical and moral decision making. The present study surveyed a sample of adult professionals, physicians and attorneys to determine what factors were predictive of ethical and moral decision making. The specific role that faith plays was assessed. Physicians and attorneys were assessed to determine any differences that might exist in ethical and moral decision making or in the faith role between the professions. A demographic questionnaire and measures of moral development, faith development, general well-being, spiritual well-being, intrinsic and extrinsic faith, and the daily spiritual experience were used to obtain this information. Results from this study revealed that age, education, well-being, and faith were not predictive of ethical and moral decision making. Surprisingly, physicians reported high in extrinsic faith and attorneys reported high intrinsic faith.Item Moral orientation in parenting dilemmas: the effect of characteristics of the dilemma on moral reasoning(Texas Tech University, 1989-12) Clopton, Nancy ANot availableItem The relationships between moral reasoning, self-esteem, perceived locus of control, and perceptions of moral responsibility in community college students(Texas Tech University, 1995-05) Wilks, Duffy Jean AustinResearch is confirming that in the United States, an increase in moral problems and in violence is occurring within society at large, as well as within educational settings (Curcio & First, 1993; Juhnke & Purkey, 1995; Lockwood, 1993; Schwallie-Giddis, 1994; Williams, 1992). At the same time, people seem to be increasingly reluctant to accept blame and acknowledge personal responsibility for their own immoral behaviors (Carifio & Lanza, 1992; Garcia, 1995). Several television documentaries (ABC, 10-26-94; CBS, 1-26-95; NBC, 10-18-94) have suggested that Americans are becoming a nation of victims, not in the usual sense of being victims of crimes, but in the sense of individuals not accepting personal responsibility for immoral or aggressive behaviors, because of alleged causal incidents or situations which may have happened to them in the past.