Texas A&M University (TAMU) COMM 323 Strategic Communication Exam 1 Practice

Ethics in professional practice come from layers of influence: who you are as a person, the standards set by your profession, and the expectations of the society you operate in. Personal values guide everyday judgments; professional associations publish codes that spell out acceptable behavior and duties for members; societal level includes laws and cultural norms that broadly define right and wrong in a community. Political ideology, while shaping how someone views justice or policy, isn’t treated as a formal source of ethical guidance in most ethics frameworks. It’s a worldview that can influence beliefs, but it isn’t a codified source of professional ethical standards. So it wouldn’t be listed as a source of ethics in the standard framework. The other options align with recognized sources because they directly inform how professionals decide what is appropriate or responsible in their work.