Aims to provide a psychological account of 23 contemporary moral exemplars who have provided moral leadership in communities across the United States. Typically, these people have worked for the poor, fought for civil rights, and generally dedicated their lives to the good of others.
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In profiling 23 Americans whose lives stand in marked contrast to what they see as the nation's general dearth of moral leaders, two developmental psychologists temper their social science approach with a sense of wonder. Closely scrutinizing personal histories, Colby (coauthor of The Measurement of Moral Justice ) and Damon ( The Moral Child ) delve deeply into the autobiographical origins of their subjects' contributions to civil welfare, social justice, the fight against poverty and a host of other causes. In highlighting the lives of five exemplars with widely differing educational, social and ethnic backgrounds (including former Haverford College president Jack Coleman, noted for his "blue-collar sabbaticals"), the authors demystify heroism, stressing the ordinariness of moral commitment as it is played out in everyday social life. Their research points up how role models inspired these people toward a sense of mission, and offers new insights about how moral leadership comes about.
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A classic in the field,
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Colby and Damon have authored a classic in the field of Moral development. They tell the stories of many "moral exemplars" and draw from those stories a theory of moral development in adulthood. Carol Gilligan was one of the first psychologists to present evidence that the development of the self was central to moral thought and action (though she borrowed the idea from Freud). Colby and Damon here present useful qualitative data to make this point strongly. Of course retrospective data like this is not conclusive, but it is a good piece of work to inspire more detailed data collection in the future. This work is not only a strong contribution to the psychology of moral reasoning, it is a readable book of inspirational tales of true moral exemplars.
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Contemporary Lives of Moral Commitment,
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The lives of twenty-three altruistic Americans are explored in this remarkable book. Beliefs, motivations, and actions are examined and celebrated. An important contribution to education, psychology, and sociology.
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Virginia Durr, Mother Waddles, Cabell Brand, Suzie Valadez, Charleszetta Waddles, Jack Coleman, United States, Clifford Durr, Bristow Hardin, Roanoke Valley, Martin Luther King, Southern Conference, Supreme Court, Ted Edlich, Aline Burchell, Kay Hardie, Clark Foundation, Hugo Black, New York, Assembly of God, Copper Cliff, Luisa Coll, Mother Teresa, New Deal, Sharon Crandall New!
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Virginia Durr, Mother Waddles, Cabell Brand, Suzie Valadez, Charleszetta Waddles, Jack Coleman, United States, Clifford Durr, Bristow Hardin, Roanoke Valley, Martin Luther King, Southern Conference, Supreme Court, Ted Edlich, Aline Burchell, Kay Hardie, Clark Foundation, Hugo Black, New York, Assembly of God, Copper Cliff, Luisa Coll, Mother Teresa, New Deal, Sharon Crandall New!
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- Cultivating Heart and Character: Educating for Life's Most Essential Goals by Tony Devine in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Priorities and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics) by Garth L. Hallett on page 94, and Back Matter
- Professing in the Postmodern Academy: Faculty and the Future of Church-Related Colleges. (Issues in Religion and Higher Education) by Stephen R. Haynes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life by Frederic Brussat on page 328, and Back Matter
- The Cultural Psychology of Self: Place, Morality and Art in Human Worlds by Ciaran Benson on page 144
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