Moral development and reality : beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt / John C. Gibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbs, John C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moral development.

Physical Description:

xvii, 399 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Moral Development and Reality explores the nature of moral development, human behavior, and social interconnections. The exploration elucidates the full range of moral development, from superficial perception to a deeper understanding and feeling through social perspective-taking. By comparing, contrasting, and going beyond the key theories of preeminent thinkers Lawrence Kohlberg, Martin Hoffman, and Jonathan Haidt, John C. Gibbs tackles vital questions: What exactly is morality and its development? Can the key theoretical perspectives be integrated? What accounts for prosocial behavior, and how can we understand and treat antisocial behavior? Does moral development, including moments of moral inspiration, reflect a deeper reality?This fourth edition of Moral Development and Reality is thoroughly updated, refined, and expanded. A major addition considers Paul Bloom's important challenge to Hoffman's theory. This book will have broad appeal across academic and applied disciplines in social and developmental psychology, education, the helping professions, and human development. Complete with case studies and chapter questions, it serves especially well as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social and developmental psychology, education, the helping professions, and human development.

Contents:

Introduction

Beyond Haidt's new synthesis

"The right" and moral development : fundamental themes of Kohlberg's cognitive developmental approach

Kohlberg's theory : a critique and new view

"The good" and moral development : Hoffman's theory and its critics

Moral development, moral identity, and prosocial behavior

Treating antisocial behavior

Beyond the theories : a deeper reality?

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

References

Author index

Subject index.

Notes:

Revised edition of the author's Moral development and reality, [2014].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Gibbs, John C. Moral development and reality.

ISBN:

9780190878214

0190878215

OCLC:

1057242264