The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

Formulating a Field of Study
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-39184-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 434 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 7981 g

The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology. This handbook will function as a foundational source for this subject matter and field, and as an impetus to its further development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jeffries, V.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 1. Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity as a Field of Study; Vincent Jeffries 2. Virtues and Human Personhood in the Social Sciences; Margarita A. Mooney PART II: THE FOUNDERS AND INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE 3. Durkheim's Theory of Social Solidarity and Social Rules; Alexander Gofman 4. Beyond the Altruism-Egoism Dichotomy: A New Typology to Capture Morality as a Complex Phenomenon; Raquel Weiss and Paulo Peres 5. The Explanatory Power of Ethics – The Sociology of Jane Addams; Patricia Lengermann and Gillian Niebrugge 6. Pitirim Sorokin's Heritage: From Core Ideas to Syntheses of Theory and of Practice; Pavel Krotov 7. Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi and Sorokin; Lawrence T. Nichols PART III: CORE IDEAS: ELABORATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 8. Five Sources of Altruism and Case Studies: Springs of Morality and Solidarity; Stephen Post 9. The Social Psychology of Morality: An Overview of Important Moving Parts; Steven Hitlin 10. On Social Solidarity; Christian Smith and Katherine Sorrell 11. Solidarity, Yesterday and Today; Edward A. Tiryakian and Jonathan H. Morgan PART IV: ALTRUISM, MORALITY, AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY: INTERRELATIONSHIPS AND APPLICATIONS 12. The Evolution of Affect, Sociality, Altruism, and Conscience in Humans; Jonathan H. Turner 13. Morality as a Cultural System: On Solidarity Civil and Uncivil; Jeffrey C. Alexander 14. The Essential Interconnections Among Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Case of Religious Benevolence; Matthew T. Lee 15. Linking Morality, Altruism, and Social Solidarity Using Identity Theory; Jan E. Stets and Kevin McCaffree 16. Making Morals: Standard Setting in Organizations; Sorcha A. Brophy 17. Self, Identity, and Politics in the Study of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity; Peter Callero 18. Beyond Altruism: Philanthropy as Moral Biography and Citizenship of Care; Paul G. Schervish

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University, USA
Sorcha A. Brophy, Yale University, USA
Peter Callero, Western Oregon University, USA
Alexander Gofman, National Research University, Russia
Steven Hitlin, University of Iowa, USA
Vincent Jeffries, California State University, Northridge.
Pavel Krotov, Pitirim A. Sorokin Foundation
Matthew T. Lee, University of Akron, USA
Margarita A. Mooney, Yale University, USA
Lawrence T. Nichols, West Virginia University, USA
Patricia Lengermann, George Washington University, USA
Gillian Niebrugge, George Washington University, USA
Stephen Post, Stony Brook University, USA
Paul G. Schervish, Boston College, USA
Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame, USA
Katherine Sorrell, University of Notre Dame, USA
Jan E. Stets, University of California-Riverside, USA
Kevin McCaffree, University of California-Riverside, USA
Edward A. Tiryakian, Duke University, USA
Jonathan H. Morgan, Duke University, USA
Jonathan H. Turner, University of California-Riverside, USA
Raquel Weiss, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Paulo Peres, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil