Conditionality of Morals and Ethics

In our socratic we spent a lot of time discussion the conditionality of a person's morals and ethics. The main focus was not the difference between the two but rather how they are similar in the way that both are very conditional. The way you act and think is typically affected by the people you surround yourself with and the environment you are in. When you are with your parents, you are more likely to act more polite and conservative whereas with your friends you feel like you can relax and just have fun. The change in scenery and the people you are talking to determines which set of morals and ethics you follow. People typically have multiple sets of morals and ethics that they follow and therefore have different reasons as to why their actions are morally/ethically positive. An example we talked about was sharing information about the basic topic(s) of a test that you had in a class with someone who is about to take the same test. While we typically say it is immoral and unethical to cheat on a test, we find ourselves still sharing this information with our friends with the excuse that as long as you aren't saying exactly what is on the test and are only sharing concepts, it is not really cheating. However, we also said that the most ethical and moral way to redeem yourself from this is to take responsibility for your actions if you were to get caught doing something that is deemed unethical.