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4 maj 2023 · The article compares three influential theories used in sociology and psychology to categorize types of morality—Luc Boltanski & Laurent Thévenot’s justification theory, Shalom H....
The article compares three influential theories used in sociology and psychology to categorize types of morality—Luc Boltanski & Laurent Thévenot’s justification theory, Shalom H.
From a sociological perspective, any explanation of the moral rests primarily on the fact that we are ordinarily habituated into norms, expectations, and evalu-ative terms of what is generally considered to be good, decent, considered, worthwhile, and acceptable within a social context (Addams 1902; Cooley 1902; Hayes 1918; Dewey 1922; Mead 1934).
In assembling the very first Handbook of the Sociology of Morality, Steven Hitlin and Stephen Vaisey have not only demonstrated remarkable intellectual vision, but also rendered a great service to the social sciences and to all those interested in broader normative and empirical thinking about morality and the state of societies. Here is why:
2 lis 2021 · This chapter provides an overview of the place of morality in the history of mainstream sociological theory. Morality was central to the inception of sociological thought, waned in importance for the latter half of the twentieth century, and is currently experiencing a bit of a revival.
31 gru 2015 · The first section of this article presents core elements in the object- or concept-focused definition of values, including some of the functions ascribed to them: guiding and coordination actions,...
7 maj 2020 · Morality can bind groups together but it can also be the subject of negotiation, contestation, and exclusion. The new sociology of morality looks beyond just norms and values, casting a broader net that includes narratives, identities, institutions, symbolic boundaries, and cognitive schemas.
