Individual Social Responsibility
Individual social responsibility is the pledge to add to the lives of other people through ethical behavior so as to improve the quality of life of the people in the society. Individual social responsibility is the manner in which an individual is cautious about their actions towards other people. Individual social responsibility helps in reducing the negative impact of an individual’s actions on other people. It is how an individual contributes to society in a positive manner. In every society, there are set rules that those people are expected to follow. A person who has individual social responsibility follows this set of rules. Individual social responsibility involves being selfless, minding the welfare of other people before one’s welfare.
Parking on yellow lines and overtaking dangerously is a lack of individual social responsibility, which blocks traffic. Cycling in the dark without a reflector and headlights would lead to personal injuries and cause accidents. Over speeding is a lethal activity that leads to death to other people. Failing to vote in a democratic process shows cultural indifference. Lack of individual social responsibility is not minding the impact of our behavior on others.
In society, when people lack individual social responsibility, they do not follow rules that are set for the common good if the people. People drive carelessly and over speed, park their cars on yellow lines blocking traffic and dispose of litter carelessly so that other people who are paid can collect the litter. People do not speak stop those they see breaking the rules and choose to leave that to someone else to report. Everyone at this point is of the notion that everyone is free to do what they want to do. People lack respect for others and become jealous and want everything for themselves.
The modern society should embrace individual social responsibility in order to solve the social disorders that happen every day. People should check out of for others, respect others when they are doing the wrong thing. Everyone should take responsibility for their actions and be of the notion that it’s all on them if they do something wrong.