Week 7. Moral Interactions

This weeks reading made me question my thought process and how it affects how I act in Social Situations. I began to ponder on whether I act differently because of Moral constraints. When I thought about it I didn't actually realize how much my behavior is dictated by the moral norm of what is appropriate and considered normal.The morality of Cognition By John Hertiage discusses this paradigm. Does our cognition about morality affect the way we act within our  society. In my experience it certainly does, my behavior changes depending on the moral context in which that I am in. I can behave more conservative, I will dress appropriate to the moral codes of where I am going. I can behave more liberal if the situation calls for it, I can choose to use profane language or I can choose to not. I would not swear in a church or around someone who is an authorative figure, however I will dance in a nightclub and consume alcohol at a bar and swear around my friends. All these actions depend on what context I am or where I am located and who is around me. It is not moral to do some things in a church or example, but perfectly normal to behave such a way in a club. Our society, our cultural background, our family home has shaped the way we perceive what is moral, where it is moral and how we should act moral in certain situations. Upon thinking about this I realise my cognition, my thought process so swiftly changes my behavior without me realizing it is doing it.