Question

In some developing countries, children work in factories when they are 8 or 9 years old. The United States has strict child labor laws that prohibit the use of young children in factories. Americans believe that exploiting children is immoral. Which of the following statements is true of morals?
a. They are independent of factors such as culture and religion.
b. They reflect the laws and regulations that affect social and economic behavior.
c. They are universal and seldom vary.
d. They set absolute standards for good and bad that are enforced by the law.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. They reflect the laws and regulations that affect social and economic behavior.

Explanation:

Morals are not universal and vary greatly depending on the underlying culture and religion. Even still in each civilization, there are many grey areas in the concept of morals. One thing that seems to be constant is that they reflect the laws and regulations that affect social and economic behavior. In this scenario, some developing countries believe that using children as a cheaper form of labor is fine since the children are getting paid and therefore, there are no laws prohibiting this action so people see it as morally correct. While other countries that see it as morally wrong have laws and regulations to prevent people from performing such actions. These laws and regulations are a form of dictating social and economic behavior by stating that it is morally wrong.