A summary of : "It Feels Right..."

9/14/11

A summary of: “It Feels Right…”

Summarized by Emmanuel Perry

            The author David Brooks reflects on a study of 200-some teenagers to see how moral-thinking teenagers is used in day-to-day challenges. They were surprised to find that many of the youth did not use moral thinking for small matters such as cheating on a test or how they would talk to a friend when they are angry. The most heard comments would be those like’ “I don’t know, it would depend on the person, I guess”. However, the article states that even though this is a problem among many young adults, it should grow out of them when they start to become adults.

Many were quick to talk about their moral feelings but hesitant to link these feelings to any broader thinking about a shared moral framework or obligation.  Can you summarize this sentence? Explain what it means.

James Davison Hunter wrote a book called “The Death of Character.” What does that title mean to you? Can you guess what the book is about?

What’s disheartening is how bad they are at thinking and talking about moral issues. Do you think it’s bad not to have moral values?

? Do your parents talk to you about setting good moral values?

? Does it feel like you are offending someone when you tell them what they did was bad?