Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Second Week

A. Recall
What are social functions of the business?
- The social functions of the business are social responsibility, responsibilities to the
general public, responsibilities to customers, responsibilities to employees, and
responsibilities to investors and the financial community.
B. Activity
List as many as you can on the basic rights of every human being
- THE RIGHT TO LIFE
THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM TORTURE
THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT
THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM
THE RIGHT TO MARRY
THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, OPINION AND EXPRESSION
THE RIGHT TO WORK
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION
THE RIGHT TO SOCIAL SERVICES
C. Analysis
Why is it important to know our rights?
- It prevents individuals from taking advantage of you.
It is important to understand your rights so that you can defend yourself against
unexpected incidents. We must understand our rights in order to fight for what we
want and to recognize those who would take advantage of us.

E. Assessment
Make a collage or compose a poem emphasizing most if not all of the rights given
in our discussion.
F. Application
 If you’re going to be a lawyer in the future which of the rights do you prefer to
protect? Explain

- Because everyone has the right to work, I would defend it in order to

decrease poverty and offer jobs for the poor without prejudice.