Instructions

Reflect on potential circumstances under which your value might change. Review the Monica Lewinsky video. Consider the role of public opinion on Lewinsky’s behavior.

Post a response:

• Describe circumstances under which your values might change
• Explain how the social environment affects the way you implement your values
• Compare your use of your personal values around friends and family, at work, and in public. Explain your comparison.
• Reflect on the Monica Lewinsky video. Explain how she might have behaved differently if she had known the public would be involved.
• Explain how the Lewinsky situation relates to value conflicts

700 words

Monica Lewinsky: The Price of Shame

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 22 minutes

Other References:

Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities

Chapter 5, “Cognitive Ethics Methods” (pp. 75-98)

Chapter 6, “Virtue Theory” (pp. 99-116)

Bowman, J. S., & West, J. P. (2015).

Blind Spots

Chapter 3, “When We Act Against Our Own Ethical Values” (pp. 38-60)

Bazerman, M., & Tenbrunsel, A. (2011).

To Serve with Honor: Doing the Right Thing in Government

Chapter 3, “What are the Value Conflicts and Facts, and What Opinions Do I Have?” (pp. 33-64)

Newell, T. (2015).

Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do?

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 17 minutes