CHARACTER Jithin Mathew P.

Character
Moral character or character is an evaluation of a particular
individual's durable moral qualities. The concept of character can
imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of
virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty,
or of good behaviors or habits. Moral character primarily refers to
the assemblage of qualities that distinguish one individual from
another — although on a cultural level, the set of moral behaviors to
which a social group adheres can be said to unite and define it
culturally as distinct from others. Psychologist Lawrence Pervin
defines moral character as "a disposition to express behavior in
consistent patterns of functions across a range of situations."
The word "character" is derived from the Greek word charaktêr, which
was originally used of a mark impressed upon a coin. Later and more
generally, it came to mean a point by which one thing was told apart
from others. There are two approaches when dealing with moral
character: Normative ethics involve moral standards that exhibit right
and wrong conduct. It is a test of proper behavior and determining
what is right and wrong. Applied ethics involve specific and
controversial issues along with a moral choice, and tend to involve
situations where people are either for or against the issue.
In 1982, V. Campbell and R. Bond proposed the following as major
factors in influencing character and moral development: heredity,
early childhood experience, modeling by important adults and older
youth, peer influence, the general physical and social environment,
the communications media, what is taught in the schools and other
institutions, and specific situations and roles that elicit
corresponding behavior.
The field of business ethics examines moral controversies relating to
the social responsibilities of capitalist business practices, the
moral status of corporate entities, deceptive advertising, insider
trading, employee rights, job discrimination, affirmative action and
drug testing. Character. What is character? A dictionary describes
character as the complex of mental and ethical traits marking a
person. But really character is who we really are. It's what we do.
It's the accumulation of thoughts, values, words and actions. These
become the habits that determine our destiny. A persons destiny can be
summed up to a road of success or a road of failur