Handbook of Moral Development

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The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the origins and development of morality in childhood and adolescence. It explores morality as fundamental to being human and enabling individuals to acquire social norms and develop social relationships that involve cooperation and mutual respect. Since the publication of the second edition, groundbreaking approaches to studying moral development have invigorated debates about how to conceptualize and measure morality in childhood and adolescence. The contributors of this new edition grapple with these questions from different theoretical perspectives and review cutting-edge research. The handbook, edited by Melanie Killen and Judith G. Smetana, includes chapters on parenting and socialization, values, emergence of prejudice and social exclusion, fairness and access to resources, moral reasoning and children’s rights, empathy, and prosocial behaviors. Morality is discussed in the context of families, peers, schools, and culture. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the third edition features new chapters on the following: Morality in infancy and early childhoodCognitive neuroscience perspectives on moral developmentSocial responsibility in the context of social and racial justiceConceptions of economic and societal inequalitiesStereotypes, bias, and discriminationVictimization and bullying in peer contexts Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the study of moral development, this edition contains contributions from sixty scholars in developmental science, social neuroscience, comparative and evolutionary psychology, and education, representing research conducted around the world. This book will be essential reading for scholars, educators, and students who are in the field of moral development, as well as social scientists, public health experts, and clinicians who are concerned with children and development. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Part I Morality and Development Across Persons and Contexts 1 Moral Judgments and Actions: Development and Processes of Coordination 2 Development and Variations in Moral and Social-Conventional Judgments: A Social Domain Theory Approach 3 Culture, Civil Liberties, and Democracy 4 The Development of Moral Circles Part II Morality and Social Change 5 Morality and Conceptions of Social Status, Inequalities, and Group Norms 6 Conceptions of Economic Inequality and Societal Fairness 7 Social Inequalities and Morality 8 Being and Becoming: Centering the Morality of Social Responsibility through Children’s Right to Participate in Society Part III Early Morality: Interactions, Cooperation, and Fairness 9 Early Moral Development: Four Phases of Construction Through Social Interactions 10 Developing an Early Awareness of Fairness 11 Evidence for an Early-Emerging Moral Core 12 The Early Development of Sharing: From Pleasurable Social Interactions and Empathic Concern to Normative Considerations 13 The Early Ontogeny of Human Cooperation and Morality Part IV Groups, Discrimination, and Prejudice 14 Social Exclusion: The Interplay Between Morality and Group Processes 15 Fairness and Opportunity in STEM Contexts: Gender, Stereotypes, and Moral Judgments Part V Empathy, Emotions, and Mental States 16 Empathy-Related Responding in Children 17 A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective on Moral Development 18 Lying: The Development of Conceptual Understanding, Moral Judgments, and Behavior 19 Theory of Mind and Moral Cognition: Developmental Changes in Integrating Mental States and Moral Judgments Part VI Parental Socialization, Education, and Values 20 Moral Development from a Socialization Perspective 21 The Development of Values and Their Relation to Morality 22 The Role of Conversations in Moral Development 23 Perceptions of Parenting and Moral Development Part VII Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, and Violence 24 Prosocial Behaviors and Development 25 Kind Emotions and Aggression Across Development 26 Moral Development: Value Formation and Its Selective Dysfunction in Individuals with Psychopathic/Callous-Unemotional Traits 27 The Moral Dimensions of Bullying at School: A Social-Ecological Process Perspective Index