Building character and culture / Pat Duffy Hutcheon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutcheon, Pat Duffy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialization.

Character.

Moral education.

Physical Description:

xvi, 286 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.

Summary:

Focuses attention on the critical role of socialization in character formation and cultural evolution.

Contents:

1. The Power of Culture 1

2. Humans as Creators and Creatures of Culture 23

3. Agents of Socialization 43

4. How Children Learn 67

5. Where Does Character Come From? 91

6. The Culture of Violence: Creating the Monsters among Us 109

7. Second Stages and Second Chances: Socialization in Later Life 129

8. A Tale of Two Cultures: The Culture of Affluence and the Culture of Poverty 155

9. A Culture of Pluralism or a Culture of Tribalism? 177

10. The Culture of Fantasy: Gullible Victims and the Spinners of Delusion 199

Appendix A Guidelines for Moral Education 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-275) and index.

ISBN:

0275963810

0275964698

OCLC:

39361257