道德是人类在长期的社会历史活动中积淀和培养的一种规范性文化,它对人的行为具有一定的规范、制约作用。但道德不同于法律和制度,不具有强制性,它主要是依靠社会舆论、传统习俗和人内心的信念来维系。当前我国所出现的道德问题是社会转型的问题。自改革开放以来,我国正在经历一场最彻底、最剧烈、最有深度和广度的社会转型,转型的目的是为扫除生产力发展的障碍,摆脱贫困落后的状态。可以说社会转型是社会主义初级阶段的一个 Morality is a kind of normative culture that human beings have accumulated and cultivated in long-term social and historical activities. It has certain normative and restrictive functions on human behavior. However, morality is different from law and system and is not compulsory. It depends mainly on social public opinion, traditional customs and human inner beliefs. At present, the moral problems in our country are the problems of social transformation. Since the reform and opening up, our country is experiencing the most radical, the most vigorous, the deepest and the most extensive social transformation. The objective of the transformation is to remove the obstacles to the development of the productive forces and get rid of the backward and poverty-stricken state. It can be said that social transformation is one of the primary stages of socialism