The culture of morality : social development, context, and conflict / Elliot Turiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turiel, Elliot, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social ethics.

Moral development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A thought-provoking examination of how explanations of social and moral development inform our understandings of morality and culture. A common theme in the latter part of the twentieth century has been to lament the moral state of American society and the decline of morality among youth. A sharp turn toward an extreme form of individualism and a lack of concern for community involvement and civic participation are often blamed for the moral crisis. Turiel challenges these views, drawing on a large body of research from developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology as well as social events, political movements, and journalistic accounts of social and political struggles. Turiel shows that generation after generation has lamented the decline of society and blamed young people. Using historical accounts, he persuasively argues that such characterizations of moral decline entail stereotyping, nostalgia for times past, and a failure to recognize the moral viewpoint of those who challenge traditions.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Striving for Community; CHAPTER THREE Discontents Revisited; CHAPTER FOUR Social Judgments and Social Contexts; CHAPTER FIVE The Development of Moral and Social Judgments; CHAPTER SIX Social Thought and Social Action; CHAPTER SEVEN Social Harmony and Social Conflict; CHAPTER EIGHT Justice, Heterogeneity, and Cultural Practices; CHAPTER NINE Social Hierarchy, Subordination, and Human Capabilities; CHAPTER TEN Perspectives on Cultural Practices: More Than One

CHAPTER ELEVEN Subversion in Everyday LifeCHAPTER TWELVE Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-318) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12476-X

1-280-42145-2

0-511-61350-4

0-511-17643-0

0-511-04195-0

0-511-15726-6

0-511-30444-7

0-511-04464-X

OCLC:

76964419