Anthropology of Morality - A Dynamic and Interactionist Approach

In this book, Monica Heintz draws on case studies from Eastern Europe that encompass migration, religion, economic and social policies, paying particular attention to the way morality works in communities undergoing rapid social change.

Sommario

1 The anthropology of morality: A lens for observing moralities as social facts 1
2 Words and actions: From ethno-ethics to the anthropology of morality 18
3 The choice of methods: From methodological individualism to interactionism 33
4 No holism, no generalizations? On idiosyncrasies and regularities 45
5 Life experiences and moral anaesthesia 63
6 Hierarchy of values and dynamics of value changes 76
7 Tolerance, conformity, and moral relativism 91
8 Moral education 108
9 Ordinary and 'extra-ordinary' ethics 118
10 Moral imagination or the need for transcendence 136

Info autore

Monica Heintz is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Paris Nanterre, France and Co-director of the Laboratoire d'Ethnologie et de Sociologie Comparative (CNRS/University Paris Nanterre).

Riassunto

In this book, Monica Heintz draws on case studies from Eastern Europe that encompass migration, religion, economic and social policies, paying particular attention to the way morality works in communities undergoing rapid social change.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Monica Heintz, Heintz Monica
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367621957
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62195-7
• Pagine: 158
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Politics & government, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology