Article: Are our personal ethics in trouble, or is our culture just more aware of wrongdoing?

We've seen

presidents lie. We've seen welfare cheats. We've seen corporations steal.

Small wonder that many people like Joyce Schoeneck believe our country navigates along today without a moral compass. In 91 years, she feels she's watched the gradual decline of morality in our society.

"Society is getting more immoral. More people living together, not getting married anymore. It used to be looked down upon, it isn't anymore," she says.

Jane Pertain says that in the past 50 years she too has seen a decline in moral behavior.

"We certainly talk more about it now," Ms. Pertain says. "I think there was cheating years ago, but with more people, there's more publicity."

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