Emerging moral vocabularies : the creation and establishment of new forms of moral and ethical meanings / Brian M. Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Brian M., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

A central observation of the social sciences has been that the modern age is one of constant change. This change has resulted in the emergence of new moral and ethical claims and understandings, which author Brian M. Lowe refers to as "moral vocabularies." Lowe skillfully seeks to explain conditions under which certain moral vocabularies are more likely to gain acceptance in the wider host society. By focusing on the animal rights and tobacco control movements, this absorbing work explores the process of moralization and the fragmentary nature of the emergence of new forms of moral and ethical meanings within the wider host society. Emerging Moral Vocabularies challenges the broad assertion that Western post-industrial societies are inevitably becoming more individualistic and self-centered, and instead encourages scholars to examine emerging forms of moral and ethical meanings, which create new moral boundaries.

Contents:

Introduction

Memes, metaphors, and moral vocabularies : competing explanations of moralistic discourse

Overview of moral vocabularies

The creation and formation of moral vocabularies : resources and moral vocabularies

The animal rights movement : historical and contemporary incarnations

Animal rights as a quasi religion

History in smoke : the historical emergence of the enemies of smoking

On the front : enemies of tobacco

Piercing the veil : undermining legitimacy and status politics

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-226) and index.

ISBN:

0739109804

OCLC:

64098462

Publisher Number:

9780739109809