Overview
- Provides the first in-depth account of morality as a relational practice
- Of interest to both relational sociologists and those studying the sociology of morality from the disciplines of philosophy, anthropology, and social-psychology
- Overcomes old dualisms to provide a comprehensive and cohesive theory of the self, social relations, and moral practice
- Winner of the 2020 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Prize
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology (PSRS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Winner of the 2020 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Prize
Providing a theory of moral practice for a contemporary sociological audience, Owen Abbott shows that morality is a relational practice achieved by people in their everyday lives. He moves beyond old dualisms—society versus the individual, social structure versus agency, body versus mind—to offer a sociologically rigorous and coherent theory of the relational constitution of the self and moral practice, which is both shared and yet enacted from an individualized perspective. In so doing, The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice not only offers an urgently needed account of moral practice and its integral role in the emergence of the self, but also examines morality itself within and through social relations and practices. Abbott’s conclusions will be of interest to social scientists and philosophers of morality, those working with pragmatic and interactionist approaches, and those involved with relational sociology and social theory.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Owen Abbott is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. He is also a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice
Authors: Owen Abbott
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31822-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31821-5Published: 05 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31824-6Published: 05 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31822-2Published: 21 October 2019
Series ISSN: 2946-4110
Series E-ISSN: 2946-4129
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 189
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociological Theory, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, Life course, Moral Philosophy