I agree that morality is definitely a social phenomenon!! Where we live and the type of environment we were raised in has a tremendous amount of effect on what we see as right or wrong. To relate this back to policy, lawmakers have to look at the idea of morality to decide whether a law would stand ethical in a community, city or state. This has something to do with the fact that different states have different laws due to the societies outlook on ideals. Cities or states develop their own idea of what is going to work and what laws need to be put in place in order to create a stable community. To relate in to our very own Cal Lu life...we can look at dorm life. Each dorm room has their own set of rules they put in place, based on their morals and values, that helps them live in harmony. It's a fairly simple concept.