Communication Ethics Literacy

I was surprised at my interest in the book. I was nervous to start reading because I thought for sure I would be asleep within 5 minutes because most Comm books are just so dry and awful. The topics they choose and examples that they call on are very relevant to us and now and I find that to be very helpful, especially when it comes to defining or narrowing the definition of 'Communication Ethics' because it is so broad. The specific examples of Les Mis that were used were a perfect connection between in-class material and the text, they really helped the material to sink in. I found the part where the concept of "good" was connected to ethics particularly interesting because "good" is subjective to each individual person. This is something we are also currently discussing in my Intercultural Re-Entry Communications class in terms of cultural norms and values. Just because someone thinks something is right doesn't necessarily mean it is or isn't, it is primarily based on the cultural norms that pertain to the specific setting in which you are questioning the ethics of situation or action etc. Needless to say, this chapter made a lot of connections for me and that helped to really retain the information and keep me focused.