The Culture of Morality
：Social Development, Context, and Conflict
Publication subTitle ：Social Development, Context, and Conflict
Author： Elliot Turiel
Publisher： Cambridge University Press
Publication year： 2002
E-ISBN: 9780511029356
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780521808330
Subject： B82-052 道德与社会
Keyword： 发展心理学（人类心理学）
Language： ENG
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The Culture of Morality
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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.
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