ABSTRACT
The strongest way to convey disapproval of certain courses of behavior is to qualify them as 'immoral'. Moral judgements and moral concerns dominate public discussions of the most pressing social problems of our time. The Occupy Wall Street movement questioned the morality of people working in the financial sector. This chapter relies on existing economic, legal, and political systems to provide people with guidance and to regulate the occurrence of acceptable vs. unacceptable behavior. Current definitions of morality on the one hand emphasize (social, religious, or other) groups as the origin of moral codes of conduct. On the other hand they address the importance of shared ideas within such groups (society, religion) about the normative nature of behaving in a particular way. Shared ideas about what is the 'right' way to behave may vary, depending on the cultural, religious, or political context in which this is defined.
