The?Analysis?and?Thinking?on?the Phenomenon of Social Apathy

【Abstract】A harmonious society is a beautiful social form that people intend to create whose main form of expression is that everyone can pay attention to social morality， thus it can reflect the humanity of society. With the continuous development of economy and culture， people's moral literacy should be correspondingly improved. This paper mainly analyzes the current indifference in society， and on this basis， it puts forward some thoughts that aim to appeal to people to enhance their sense of social responsibility and reduce the occurrence of social indifference.

【Key words】the social apathy； analysis； thoughts

【作者簡介】蒙英璨，湖南省長沙市達材中學。

The phenomenon of moral indifference refers to the phenomenon of numbness in moral behavior when people face moral contradiction. Nowadays， there are some cases of violation of social morality in society， such as not helping others when they encounter danger and lack of honesty. It can be seen that moral indifference is becoming increasingly serious. The formation of moral indifference is closely related to peoples modern life pattern and moral reward and punishment system.

Ⅰ. The phenomenon of apathy existing in the society

The first is that respect for the elderly and care for parents is becoming less common， both in urban and rural areas， where many people forget how to fulfill their obligations as their children. Some people feel that there is a certain level of generation gap between them and their parents. In the process of communication with their parents， they are always impatient and lack certain patience and responsibility， which often makes some old people feel sad.

Another kind of social indifference is mainly manifested in the social environment that means people show indifference to those who are not directly related to themselves. For example， when taking a bus， the question of whether or not to give up the elderly has caused many people to debate and think. Although in some cases there is no obligation for young people to make seats for some seniors， on the moral level， some people will consider themselves first when circumstances permit， so they will not help the older or any other persons who needs the seat， which also reflects the current indifference of the society.

Ⅱ. The causes of the various phenomena of the social apathy

ⅰ.The impact of some current situations on social ethics

Social ethics is a code of conduct to adjust the relationship between people and society， which is also an effective means to improve the level of social morality. In today's society， many behaviors with ethical norms have gradually become rationalized. This phenomenon has a great impact on social ethics. Over time， when social events such as elderly people who need help to fall， people's response will gradually become flat， which makes the social ethics suffered unprecedented impact.

ⅱ. A serious lack of social moral responsibility

Moral responsibility is the responsibility that people take for their actions and judgments. In the face of the frequent moral indifference， if we simply regard it as the consequence of the imperfect social environment and social system， then we will have a misunderstanding. And if we take this as an excuse to avoid the condemnation of our conscience and not take the moral responsibility that we should fulfill， that would be a sign of a lack of moral responsibility. When others need our love and help， if we hesitate， or even walk away， we will be a part of a the members of the group that leads the society to becoming increasingly indifferent.

Ⅲ. The thinking on the various phenomena of the social apathy

The external reward and punishment mechanism and related laws and regulations are not only effective means to drive moral subjects to do good deeds， but also positive guidance for human nature to move towards the direction of moral standards. Therefore， it is particularly important to reward and punish some behaviors. The whole society should establish clear reward and punishment mechanism to alleviate the phenomenon of moral indifference. The government has the responsibility to provide a fair standard system. In addition， for the moral subjects in the society， they should pay more attention to cultivating the ability of self-learning and self-education. At last， the moral subjects could strengthen their own sense of responsibility by practicing socialist core values.

In short， protecting peoples love and rejecting indifference is not only our responsibility to ourselves， but also our responsibility to society.

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