Plagiarism as a Social Contract, a New Way to Approach Plagiarism
| Autor: | Jess L. Gregory |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Social contract
Sociology and Political Science 05 social sciences 050301 education 06 humanities and the arts 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Education Through-the-lens metering Power (social and political) Philosophy Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Academic writing 060301 applied ethics Norm (social) Sociology Set (psychology) 0503 education Law and economics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Academic Ethics. 19:407-424 |
| ISSN: | 1572-8544 1570-1727 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10805-021-09409-1 |
| Popis: | Most cases of plagiarism involve a power differential where not every person has the same ability to enter into a social contract. A social contract requires that each party understands the expectations or norms of the contract, has a voice in setting or changing the norms and has the ability to exit the contract. If those with less power want to gain power then they have to engage in activities bound by norms set by others with little or no ability to exit and no voice. Even if one determines that it is an option to choose a role that requires academic writing, even at the earliest grades, then the social contract demands a shared norm of what constitutes correct behavior. This study reviewed the abstracts of articles indexed in Google Scholar from 1999–2019 through the lens of integrative social contract theory (ISCT) and found, in the case of plagiarism, an existing consensus of correct behavior does not exist. Recommendations for establishing a social contract conclude the article. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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