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  2. Bioethics - Wikipedia

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    The term bioethics ( Greek bios, "life"; ethos, "moral nature, behavior" [ 1]) was coined in 1927 by Fritz Jahr in an article about a "bioethical imperative" regarding the use of animals and plants in scientific research. [ 2] In 1970, the American biochemist, and oncologist Van Rensselaer Potter used the term to describe the relationship ...

  3. Ethics - Wikipedia

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    Ethics, also called moral philosophy, is the study of moral phenomena. It is one of the main branches of philosophy and investigates the nature of morality and the principles that govern the moral evaluation of conduct, character traits, and institutions. It examines what obligations people have, what behavior is right and wrong, and how to ...

  4. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis - Wikipedia

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    Followed by. On Human Nature (1978) Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975; 25th anniversary edition 2000) is a book by the biologist E. O. Wilson. It helped start the sociobiology debate, one of the great scientific controversies in biology of the 20th century and part of the wider debate about evolutionary psychology and the modern synthesis ...

  5. Impression management - Wikipedia

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    Impression management is a conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction. [ 1] It was first conceptualized by Erving Goffman in 1959 in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, and then was ...

  6. Credit CARD Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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    Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. Long title. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes. Nicknames. Credit CARD Act of 2009. Enacted by. the 111th United States Congress.

  7. 6 simple ways to save money on your prescriptions — without ...

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    Ordering prescriptions from Cuban's company can save you anywhere from 5.5% if you're on Medicare to 28.9% if you're uninsured, according to one study. Other online pharmacies that might deliver ...

  8. Social norm - Wikipedia

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    Social norm. Social norms are shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups. [ 1] Social norms can both be informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society, as well as be codified into rules and laws. [ 2] Social normative influences or social norms, are deemed to be powerful drivers of human behavioural changes and ...

  9. Business ethics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Business ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics, that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations. [ 1]