I am fortunate to say that as I was growing up my parents instilled in me great qualities which included how to treat other people and essentially what was considered right and wrong all this is an example of relativism. Relativism refers to different opinions while moral relativism holds that morality is not built around a conclusive model. This article will discuss three of the four points made in Lenn Goodman's article “The Good Society,” published by Penn State University Press, regarding slavery, polygamy, and incest; genocide, famine and biological warfare; terrorism, hostage taking and child warriors. Goodman's article, "Some Moral Minima," discussed the equality of all people in society and how everyone should have a general atmosphere of safety from the cruel and unsympathetic actions of others. Goodman's perception was that we should not all be so hasty in forming opinions on matters that are unfamiliar to us; instead, it should be established which incidents are not considered ethically correct. The fact remains that no one should judge another person based on sexual preference, disability, or essentially any other characteristic that is beyond their control. Between 700,000 and four million individuals are bought and sold each year around the world according to US beliefs. Department of State. In the United States, approximately 50,000 individuals are also subjected to this cruelty (U.S. Department of State, 2002, p. 3). Of these alarming totals, women and children are illegally traded into industries where they are overworked and severely underpaid. Many of them are also trafficked into prostitution and sold into domestic servitude... middle of paper... is an example of relativism. Relativism refers to different opinions while moral relativism holds that morality is not built around a conclusive model. This article discussed three of the four points raised in Lenn Goodman's article “The Good Society,” published by Penn State University Press, regarding slavery, polygamy, and incest; genocide, famine and biological warfare; terrorism, hostage taking and child warriors. Works Cited Goodman, Lenn, 2010, Some Moral Minima. The Good Society, volume 19 (1). pp. 87-94. Retrieved September 9, 2011 from the MUSE project database. U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report 2002. Retrieved from http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/10815.pdf Mosser,K. (2010). Ethics and social responsibility. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUSOC120.10.2/sections/sec1.7, sec1.8