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Social Conscience Article
Social conscience is the sense of responsibility that one feels towards certain or several issues in society. They feel as if they can have a positive impact, or there is some negative element present that otherwise wouldn't be there if they could somehow stop it. The article currently has the definition of social conscience, specifically stating that this effect arises out of our perception of what the world should be imposing itself on how society really is. This leads us to develop a moral conduct where these issues become our problem as well. The article also ties social conscience to investing, art, antiques, and politics. I can expand on these factors by creating separate headings and adding specific examples where social conscience ties in with each.

The relationship between social conscience and social media is a major topic that I would like to add as a separate heading. The majority of social conscience is impacted by the presence of social media, with its ability to get important topics trending. These trending topics are a major source of awareness for these issues, and result in many people developing a social conscience for the problem. I can also expand on the sources already presented in the article. "Art with Social Conscience" by Colin Martin is filled with examples of social conscience in art, with artists using their works to raise awareness for issues. Social conscience also plays a role in business, with pharmaceutical companies having to disregard conscience when making decisions for profit.

Bibliography/New Sources
Thornman, Sue (2000-03-01). Media Studies: A Reader. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814756478

Longenbach, James. "Elizabeth Bishop's social conscience." ELH 62.2 (1995): 467+.

Smagorinsky, Peter. Developing Social Conscience through Literature. pp. 12-18.

Prof Garcia's Comments
A very good and thorough job, David! I am very impressed! I think that you should definitely begin by considering what social conscience is and how it is developed. You should maybe go to some introduction of sociology textbooks to see if the topic is mentioned and then see what sources they talk about: turn to the bibliography of the textbook and then BAM, you have some good sources. The ones you cite here seem to be okay, but I think that they might be long shots. The Patrick reading, for instance, may not be useful. That one comes from a medical journal, so that won't provide much help. The Lewis piece, moreover, will probably be useless. You need to look at SOCIOLOGY journals. Take a look at the webpage that Sarah Hammill prepared for us or stop by her office. You will receive full credit for this because you did a great job, but I think that you are going to have to continue looking for good sources because these will not be the best. Alfgarciamora (talk) 00:22, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Introduction Revision
A social conscience is "a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society".[1]

While our conscience is related to our moral conduct in our day-to-day lives with respect to individuals, social conscience is concerned with the broader institutions of society and the gap that we may perceive between the sort of society that should exist and the real society that does exist. Social conscience can be applied to a broad spectrum of things and include larger entities, such as corporations or branches of government.

The term social conscience has been used in conjunction with everything from investing,[2] to art,[3] antiques,[4] and politics.[5]

Social conscience can be directly related to ethics in that decisions are usually tied to how ethical the situation at hand is.

Possible Sub-Topics

 * Development of Social Conscience
 * Specific process of someone's social conscience arising (Observing the issue, recognizing it as wrong or right, choosing whether to act, acting on the problem)


 * Social Conscience of Larger Entities (Corporations, Government, etc)
 * Includes investing, pharmaceutical companies, government branches, Wall Street, and politics
 * Do the people behind the large controversial decisions they make, that sometimes have a negative impact on the lower class, considerably feel or ignore their social conscience for profit?
 * When making a group decision or in a group setting, social conscience plays a major effect on how decisions are made. When groups of people choose to forego their social conscience and ignore the situation at hand, it is seen as unethical. This can lead to the social conscience of others who view these decisions as wrong to act up.
 * Social Conscience of Art
 * Includes antiques and how these depictions in these antiques displayed the social conscience of the situation
 * Social Conscience in History
 * Multiple examples of how the ethical values of social conscience in multiple points of history developed
 * WWII (What affected the social conscience of German citizens to not collectively speak up against the Nazi party?)
 * Racism and slavery (Did everyone choose to forego their social conscience for the benefit of labor?)

Early Victorian Social Conscience
The Early Victorians were notable initiators of social conscience in a society where industrialization took a widespread approach. To combat this increase of industrialization they formed a decentralized government. This new ideal of diverting the power to the people was initially inefficient, with a group of people being in charge whose experience was lacking, or ideals were not those of their citizens. Despite the initial failures of this system, it serves as an early example of social conscience being the spark for a new movement to combat the unfair conditions that widespread industrialization brought upon them. The organizational advancements needed to create this new platform of government was a large step in a direction that only came to light when the people of this era began to feel an obligation to solve those injustices due to their social conscience. (Judith S. Lewis citation)

Poetry
Poetry is a common method used to convey one's emotions and has been a popular platform for conveying one's ethical concerns. These concerns usually stem from their social conscience towards a particular issue or various issues that they feel should be addressed, and is converting into writing.

= Social Conscience = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A social conscience is "a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society".[1]

While our conscience is related to our moral conduct in our day-to-day lives with respect to individuals, social conscience is concerned with the broader institutions of society and the gap that we may perceive between the sort of society that should exist and the real society that does exist. Social conscience can be applied to a broad spectrum of things and include larger entities, such as corporations or branches of government.

The term social conscience has been used in conjunction with everything from investing,[2] to art,[3] antiques,[4] and politics.[5]

Social conscience can be directly related to ethics in that decisions are usually tied to how ethical the situation at hand is.

Development of Social Conscience
The term social conscience was coined by

Business
Social conscience is tied to business through the disagreeableness or agreeableness that might be imposed on someone by the actions of a corporate entity. These differing opinions may lead one, or both parties, to develop a social conscience or set of ideals that dictates what they consider to be morally correct.

The ethical concerns behind the financial decisions or investments of a business can trigger a sense of responsibility towards those decisions. If a corporation possesses a disagreeable aspect in the way it functions, the social conscience of the human mind notices these injustices and may develop a set of responsibilities towards these actions.

The development of one's social conscience is not limited to disagreeing with the ideals of a broader institution. Many businesses center their function around combating a set of issues or injustices, and feel an obligation to help their community. People can develop their social conscience around these ideals and also feel an urge to act against these issues.

It has become possible to track many of the corporate ideals that companies put into effect. In Japan, companies present there are demanded by the government to report what influences their environmental policies may have on the citizens, on a yearly basis. This transparency allows citizens to develop their social conscience in response to the decisions of these broader institutions.[2]

Poverty
http://www.historytoday.com/gertrude-himmelfarb/idea-poverty

Early Victorian Social Conscience
The Early Victorians were notable initiators of social conscience in a society where industrialization took a widespread approach. To combat this increase of industrialization they formed a decentralized government. This new ideal of diverting the power to the people was initially inefficient, with a group of people being in charge whose experience was lacking, or ideals were not those of their citizens. Despite the initial failures of this system, it serves as an early example of social conscience being the spark for a new movement to combat the unfair conditions that widespread industrialization brought upon them. The organizational advancements needed to create this new platform of government was a large step in a direction that only came to light when the people of this era began to feel an obligation to solve those injustices due to their social conscience. (Judith S. Lewis citation)

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Mid and Post World War II
The presence of the second world war

Literature
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Poetry
Poetry is a common method used to convey one's emotions and has been a popular platform for conveying one's ethical concerns. These concerns usually stem from their social conscience towards a particular issue or various issues that they feel should be addressed, and is converting into writing.

Music
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