Abstract
A cross-cultural inquiry of the ethical decision-making (EDM) among U.S. and Chinese journalism students (N = 204) has identified four internal and four external constructs relevant to moral reasoning. The findings demonstrate that they shared a lot in common in assessing the effects of the four internal constructs on ethical decisions, whereas differences were detected when they assessed the relevance of four external EDM constructs. Other differences include that the Chinese participants were more likely than the Americans to seek guidance from others in EDM. The differences show that their ethical thinking follows a prominent cultural line of individualism and collectivism as suggested in prior research.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 May 2008 |
| Event | 58th Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2008: The Unambiguous Deviance in a Fluid Reality: The changing frames of homicide reporting - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22 May 2008 → 26 May 2008 https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ica/ica08/ (Link to conference online programme) |
Conference
| Conference | 58th Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2008 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICA2008 |
| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 22/05/08 → 26/05/08 |
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