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This book presents international research findings showing that humans share moral concepts but, following development, different cultures become increasingly morally diverse.
List of contents
Foreword Richard A. Shweder; 1. Theorizing and researching moral development in a global world Lene Arnett Jensen; 2. Divinity in children's moral development: an Indian perspective Niyati Pandya and Ranchana Bhangaokar; 3. Finnish moral landscapes: a comparison of nonreligious, liberal religious, and conservative religious adolescents Annukka Vainio; 4. An Indian moral worldview: developmental patterns in adolescents and adults Shagufa Kapadia and Rachana Bhangaokar; 5. Moral worldviews of American religious emerging adults: three patterns of negotiation between development and culture Laura M. Padilla-Walker and Larry J. Nelson; 6. Investigating the three ethics in emerging adulthood: a study in five countries Valeschka M. Guerra and Roger S. Giner-Sorolla; 7. The dynamics of ethical co-occurrence in Hmong and American evangelical families: new directions for three ethics research Jacob R. Hickman and Allison DiBianca Fasoli; 8. How liberals and conservatives are alike and apart: a research autobiography Lene Arnett Jensen; 9. Taking culture and context into account in understanding moral development Joan G. Miller; 10. The next step for the cultural-developmental approach: from moral reasoning to moral intentions and behavior Gisela Trommsdorff; Appendices.
About the author
Lene Arnett Jensen is Associate Professor of Psychology at Clark University, Massachusetts. Her research addresses moral development and cultural identity formation in the contexts of 'culture war' tensions, migration, and globalization and she has conducted research with her students in countries including Denmark, India, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Her most recent publications include Bridging Cultural and Developmental Psychology: New Syntheses for Theory, Research and Policy (2012) and the Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture (2015).
Summary
To understand moral psychology in a global world, eminent international scholars present the cultural-developmental theory along with new findings and instruments. Humans are born with a shared moral heritage. As we develop from childhood into adulthood, we branch off in diverse directions shaped by culture - resulting in novelty and contention.
