Moral development, self, and identity / edited by Daniel K. Lapsley, Darcia Narvaez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lapsley, Daniel K.

Narváez, Darcia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moral development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the psychological, social-relational, and cultural foundations of the most basic moral commitments. It begins by looking at the seminal writings of Augusto Blasi, whose writings on moral cognition, the development of self-identity, and moral personality have transformed the research agenda in moral psychology. This work is now the starting point of all discussion about the relationship between self and morality; the developmental grounding of the moral personality; and the moral integration of cognition, emotion, and behavior. Indeed, it is now widely believed that organiz

Contents:

Moral Development, Self, and Identity; Contents; Preface; 1-Gus in the Gap: Bridging the Judgment-Action Gap in Moral Functioning; 2-Identity as Motivation: Toward a Theory of the Moral Self; 3-The Moral Self in Community; 4-Moral Identity Development and School Attachment; 5-False Moral Identity: Self-Serving Denial in the Maintenance of Moral Self-Conceptions; 6-Reflections on the Moral Self Construct; 7-Judgment and Choice in Moral Functioning; 8-Altruism and Character; 9-A Social-Cognitive Approach to the Moral Personality

10-Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen: Moving Beyond the Modal Levels in Normal Development11-Cultural Identity and Personal Identity: Philosophical Reflections on the Identity Discourse of Social Psychology; 12-Self in Relationship; 13-Sociohistoric Changes in the Structure of Moral Motivation; 14-Moral Functioning: Moral Understanding and Personality; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4106-1025-X

9781410610256

OCLC:

475949771