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Class One

Religion has played a major role in American society since 1619. Consider the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism; in what ways did they reflect antebellum society’s concerns? What was the Second Great Awakening’s influence on abolition, women’s status, and the poor?

Classmate one:

Hi all,

The Second Great Awakening refers to a revival of Protestant’s religious act in the early 1900’s in the United States. The event significantly meaningful for numerous religious movements to reform the structure of Protestant and resulted in having their domination in the majority of society in the nation. Additionally, the event also introduced such a confidence to the society as there were dynamic changes in the political part of America. The Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflected antebellum society’s concerns in a reasonable manner. The major topics of the antebellum society was the restriction on the consumption of alcohol, increasing and protecting women’s human rights, and prevention of slavery. As the basis of antebellum society was to establish and protect individual’s human rights and the overall improvement of society, the Second Great awakening event suited well to meet their expectation as an event that draw the majority people’s attention under Christianity. The event was also supported by one of the main, rising political party, especially in the antebellum Whig party in order to reform the structure of evangelical humanitarian organization and to address the social issues against the religion. As the event was understood as a part of God’s plan, its effect on abolition, women’s status, and the poor was based on the optimistic interpretation of the bible for equal opportunity and human rights. The main issue was that the gender role was not fully equalized due to the man prioritized concept of biblical interpretation of human right equalization. In other words, the gender role from the event was established from the men’s perspective to protect women’s rights which could be arguably biased and unequal compared to today’s democracy which preserve human rights regardless of sex. Nevertheless, the Second Great awakening and transcendentalism event was significant enough during the period to change people’s mind set to more focus on the human rights and protection form the previous slavery system (Roger, 2010).

Reference

Rogers, R. L. (2010). The Urban Threshold and the Second Great Awakening: Revivalism in New York State, 1825-1835. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 49(4), 694–709. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01540.x

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Classmate two:

Hi,

Consider the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism; in what ways did they reflect antebellum society’s concerns?

The Second Great Awakening was a religious reform movement that highlighted the individual. Transcendentalism was also about the individual and gaining a deeper understand of the world, without the influence of hristianity. Although both movements are different, they are similar in their efforts to understand the world and the individual. The concern of the time was politics or more specifically herd mentality brought about by democracy which was highlighted by Alexis de Tocqueville’s writings. The emphasis on individual thoughts and actions in the world that go against the grain or against the wants of the majority are reflected in both movements.

What was the Second Great Awakening’s influence on abolition, women’s status, and the poor?

The Second Great Awakening, along with transcendentalism, emphasized creating a better world for all during rapidly changing times that put many at unease (Corbett, et al., 2019). The Second Great Awakening also emphasized the importance of the individual and stability, decency, and goodness. Slavery was a much debated topic of the time, especially regarding its place in America, due to America’s founding principles of equality for all in the pursuit of happiness. “The Second Great Awakening emphasized an emotional religious style in which sinners grappled with their unworthy nature before concluding that they were born again, that is, turning away from their sinful past and devoting themselves to living a righteous, Christ-centered life” (Corbett et al., 2019). According to Corbett, et al., (2019) women who were also repressed by society in a similar fashion to enslaved blacks, were particularly susceptible to emotional and moral arguments, sparking more involvement from them in regards to abolition. The poor, also repressed by those wealthier than themselves in an era of industrial revolution and little rights in the workplace, were able to take comfort in the Second Great Awakening with hopes for a better future all.

References:

Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., & Vickery, P. (2019). U.S. History. Chapters 13-14. Houston, TX: OpenStax. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction (Links to an external site.)

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Class Two

Outside Employment

Initial Post: Explain what outside employment (moonlighting) means and how it creates issues in the workplace. Discuss how outside employment should be part of the organization’s code of ethics. Feel free to incorporate your experiences in your response.

Response Posts: Respond to two (2) students who posted on nepotism. In your post, take a stance for or against and explain your reasoning. Be sure to support your response.

Classmate one:

Hi class,

Outside Employment

Outside employment can be defined as any activity or personal interest (that conflicts with the interest of the organization) performed by a full-time employee in addition to official responsibilities. These activities or outside interests can create a conflict of interest if they influence, or have the potential to influence, the ability of an employee to exercise objectivity; or impair the ability of an employee to perform his or her job duties in the best interest of the employer and/or clients (Corey et al., 2015). Such activities might include consulting work, advising, testing, performing analyses, favoritism among friends/family, the practice of one’s profession (such as pro-bono work), transaction for goods or services, or similar work outside regular job responsibilities creating conflict of interest between board members, employees, and volunteers in the nonprofit sector (National Council of Nonprofits, 2020).

This can lead to ethical concerns and perhaps legal issues within a professional environment. Any situation that benefits an employee may also affect the company. While employees are bound through the company’s code of ethics to act in the best interest of their employer and/or clients (and not their own personal gain), codes of conduct do not provide the solution for any and all ethical issues that arise in the workplace. In general, codes of ethics merely serve as a guide to sound practice, heavily reliant on the employee to maintain self awareness and seek council if a situation exceeds their competence or expertise (Corey et al., 2015).

Many employers may prohibit moonlighting work that competes with company business, but these limitations may actually hurt employee morale and recruitment, especially in instances where the outside employment does not impede on the current employer. Most employees are discouraged from moonlighting; however, an employee may accept outside work under an informed consent or conflict of interest contract, as long as it does not interfere with employment, volunteer activities, or create any conflict of interest (Corey et al., 2015). Within a nonprofit organization, a conflict of interest policy should require those with a conflict to disclose the potential conflict at the outset, prohibit interested board members from voting on any matter in which a conflict is known to exist, and include a determination on how the board will manage such conflicts. In addition, each nonprofit will adopt its’ own set of ethical standards, with respect, honor, integrity, customer focus, results-oriented, risk-taking, passion, and persistence incorporated as the main ethical elements supporting the organization’s mission and vision (National Council of Nonprofits, 2020).

References:

Corey, G., Corey, M.S., Corey, C., & Callanan, P. (2015). Issues and ethics in the helping professions (9th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 9781305388284

National Council of Nonprofits. (2020). Conflicts of interest. Retrieved from: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/conflicts-of-interest

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Classmate Two

Hey folks,

Moonlighting is the practice of holding a second job outside of one’s primary job (USLegal, n.d.). According to USLegal.com (n.d.) about 5% of the American workforce moonlights. Moonlighting can increase burnout, create tension in an organization due to conflicting interests, and make day-to-day operations suffer (Lyle, 2015). Private employers have their own individual policies on moonlighting, and public employees may have federal regulations to follow (USLegal, n.d.).

I think that including moonlighting in a code of ethics is very important. I don’t personally believe that there should be policies about allowing or not allowing someone to work a second job, but having it written into the code of ethics sets clear expectations. For example, a second job should not influence a employee’s ability to complete the job they were hired for. If it impacts the hours they are available, they should be required to clear is with their supervisor. Employees should understand that sharing intellectual property of company information is unallowable. I also think that it would be worthwhile to include in the code of ethics something about mental and physical health as it relates to moonlighting. For example, it could be written that “if working a second job is impacting an employees mental or physical health, they should contact their supervisor and seek out supports and potential flexibility” or something of that nature.

I worked three jobs, about 80 hours per week, when I got my associates degree. It was a NIGHTMARE! I never slept a full night (I worked overnights), my life was a series of naps for quite some time. My health was incredibly poor, my work performance was low for my standards, and I was always desperate to leave one job to get to another. It was very difficult to prioritize my time and energy. This is of course an extreme example, but I think the emotional, physical, and social impact moonlighting can have is damaging for an employee and concerning for an employer because of productivity and quality.

Thanks!

References

Lyle, P. (2015). Moonlighting police: Policies that regulate secondary employment – Possible stress and job burnout issues. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/openview/c2365983c34e5ca30932fcb1696e2be8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

USLegal. (n.d.). Moonlighting law and legal definition. USLegal. Retrieved from https://definitions.uslegal.com/m/moonlighting/

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