Normative ethics is concerned with the
A) broader theory and meaning of morality.
B) foundation and scope of moral values, words, and practice.
C) standards that most people use to guide their behaviours.
D) relationship of ethical principles to real-life moral issues.

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Normative ethics is concerned with the standards that most people use to guide their behaviours (e.g.,"murder is wrong")and how they are determined.Meta-ethics concerns the broader theory and meaning of morality and the foundation and scope of moral values,words,and practice.In applied ethics,ethical principles are studied in relation to real-life moral issues,such as how to provide nursing care and how to conduct research on human subjects.

Normative Ethics Is Concerned with the