ABSTRACT
The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking approaches to studying the development of morality have re-invigorated debates about what it means to conceptualize and measure morality in early childhood, how children understand fairness and equality, what the evolutionary basis is for morality, and the role of culture. The contributors of this new edition grapple with these questions and provide answers for how morality originates, changes, evolves, and develops during childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the second edition features new chapters that focus on:
- infancy
- neuroscience
- theory of mind
- moral personality and identity
- cooperation and culture
- gender, sexuality, prejudice and discrimination
Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the study of moral development, this edition contains contributions from over 50 scholars in developmental science, cognitive psychology, social neuroscience, comparative psychology and evolution, and education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |69 pages
Concepts of Justice, Fairness, and Rights
part |89 pages
Socialization, Conscience, and the Family
part |95 pages
Emotions, Prosocial Behavior, and Aggression
part |58 pages
Culture, Cooperation, and Development
part |93 pages
Prejudice, Social Cognition, and Intergroup Attitudes
part |86 pages
Precursors to Morality: Cognitive, Neurobiological, and Comparative Approaches
part |64 pages
Moral Identity, Community, and the Personal Domain