This book highlights the oft neglected moral aspect of "the self," examining the variety of neurological, psychological, and social processes that enter into the development and maintenance of moral orientations.

Keywords

Reviews

"We very much need a smart Sociology of Morality, but amazingly it does not exist. Steven Hitlin is one of the most promising young scholars in the discipline who is seeking to correct that problem. Moral Selves, Evil Selves is a crucial contribution to the development of this obviously needed field." - Christian Smith, author of Moral, Believing Animals (Oxford 2003)

About the author

STEVE HITLIN is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, USA.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Moral Selves, Evil Selves
Book Subtitle: The Social Psychology of Conscience
Authors: Steven Hitlin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230614949
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60395-0Published: 14 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37198-3Published: 14 October 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61494-9Published: 15 September 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 268
Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Self and Identity, Sociology, general

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Authors:

Sections

Buy it now

Buying options

Other ways to access

Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Back Matter

About this book