PROBLEMS OF MORALITY AND ETHICS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

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This article addresses issues of ethics and morality in society and their impact on youth and the overall social environment. It analyzes moral values, the clash between traditional and modern values, as well as the moral crisis among youth and its causes. The role of mass media, the education system, parents, and teachers is discussed, along with their significance in the development of moral norms. The article contains recommendations aimed at nurturing future generationsas morally mature individuals through addressing moral issues. Keywords:Moral values, youth, social problems, mass media, education system, traditional values, modern values, moral norms, globalization,humanity, relationships. Currently, moral issues are actively discussed in society. Morality, as a set of norms and rules that regulate human behavior, plays an important role in social life. Moral values and norms ensure societal stability and regulate relationships among people. Moral questions are closely related to social development, culture, and the education system. This article examines the discussion of moral problems in society and their influence on youth and the overall social environment.Moral values in each society are unique. They are shaped by historical, cultural, and social factors. In Uzbek society, important concepts among moral norms include traditional values, family relationships, and hospitality. However, globalization processes and technological advancements are changing these values. As a result of these changes, moral perceptions and values among youth are being updated which leads to a number of problems. The crisis of moral values causes negative changes in the behavior of many young people. These processes significantly affect the lives of millions of people—especially youth—in any society experiencing transition periods. Values that previously seemed stable are experiencing a crisis. Alongside radical changes in social relationships among youth noticeable shifts occur within value systems as well; former values lose their significance while opposite attitudes emerge that negatively impact thesocial, spiritual ,and moral characterof young people. The current state of morality in society—especially among youth—can be characterized as a deep moral crisis that alters people's behavior; it deforms it and forces them to adapt their actions to new conditions. Youth serves as a sensitive barometer for social progress [5:131]. How society regards its youth and which values are deemed priority can provide an accurate assessment of this society's spiritual health. Recognizing this truth allows us to assert with confidence that the issue of morality is one of the most pressing concerns today. The term "morality" originates from the Latin word mos (plural form - mores) meaning custom or tradition;consequently,moralis means "ethical" or "nurturing." Morality differs from other forms of social regulation in that its requirements are justified in a special way. In morality, social necessity, the needs and interests of society or social groups are expressed in the form of generally accepted, stable patterns of behavior— page201 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue07,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai norms, rules, and evaluations that are reinforced by public opinion, habits, and traditions. Therefore, moral demands are directed at everyone without exception but are not imposed by anyone's order—they take the form of an impersonal duty. These requirements have a relatively stable character. Unlike customs and traditions that persist through habit, morality has an ideological foundation in form of representations about how a person should liveand act [4,9]. The peculiarity of the philosophical idea of morality lies, firstly, in the fact that proper behavior, order in morality, and a correct character ("moral trait") are formed through the awareness of distinguishing them from spontaneously arising behavior in everyday life. Secondly, morality determines human will and its boundaries—the limits of internal duty or freedom that are restricted by certain organizational-normative conditions. According to one widely accepted contemporary approach, morality is interpreted as a means (in particular, normative) for regulating human behavior. This understanding of morality was formed by John Stuart Mill in his teachings on utilitarianism, where morality is defined as a set of rules guiding people's behavior. However, the understanding of morality as a specific form of imperative appeared earlier and was developed in various interpretations by Thomas Hobbes, Bernard Mandeville, andImmanuel Kant. A.A.Guseynov and R.G. Aparsyan providethefollowing definitionof morality: -Thesupremacy of reason overaffections; -Thepursuit ofthehighest good; -Good intentions;selflessness ofintentions; -Theability tolivewithin humansoc