Myth #4 Everyone is Doing It

In our case study of Sam the tribal council member and his travel, most people respond that he should not take his wife on the trip with him, and yet we see exactly that happen over and over and over. It appears that there are social norms where people find such behavior acceptable because “everyone is doing it”.

One of our motivations in developing this course and in creating the Spirit Lake Ethical Questions forum is to make it clear that not everyone is "doing it". There are just as many, or more, people in our tribal programs who are ethical and role models of integrity. This course, and that forum, were created to give them a voice.