Motivation and Morality

A Multidisciplinary Approach
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3872-9
Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

This book offers an integrative examination of the role of motivation in shaping moral cognition, judgment, and behavior.

How do we define good and bad? Where do our moral systems originate? These questions have long sparked inquiry across multiple disciplines, and scholars have debated the answer both within and across fields for centuries.

Contributors examine the sociocultural context of morality including norms and norm compliance; psychological frameworks that underlie virtuous behavior and help navigate competing moral obligations; the neurobiology of moral reasoning, and more.

In bringing together leading researchers across sociology, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, this book explains the complex motivational aspects of morality, which represents a crucial step toward understanding how and why our moral choices arise, and in turn can shape and guide how we engage in the daily practice of morality.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berg, Martha K

Chang, Edward C

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Behaviourismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1. Moral Motivation: What It Means and Why It Matters, Martha K. Berg & Edward C. ChangSection I: Social Contexts and their Motivational Consequences
- Chapter 2. Sociological Perspectives on Moral Motivation, Steven Hitlin
- Chapter 3. What are Norms and How is Norm Compliance Regulated?, Bertram F. Malle
- Chapter 4. Cultural Norms in Moral Motivation, Joan G. Miller & Jessica EnglebrechtSection II: Psychological Frameworks and Individual Differences
- Chapter 5. Consequences, Norms, and Generalized Action Tendencies: Understanding Individual Differences in Moral Dilemma Judgments, Bertram Gawronski, Dillon M. Luke & Anita KÖrner
- Chapter 6. Motivation to Act Virtuously, Nancy E. Snow
- Chapter 7. Learning to Weigh Competing Moral Motivations, Oriel FeldmanHall & Amrita LambaSection III: Biological Origins and Markers of Moral Motivation
- Chapter 8. The Developmental Neurobiology of Moral Mindsets: Basic Needs and Childhood Experience, Mary S. Tarsha & Darcia Narvaez
- Chapter 9. Morality and Model-Coherence: A Constructivist and Biologically Tractable Account of Moral Motivation, Jordan E. Theriault
- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Emerging Themes and Avenues for Future Work, Kristin Laurin & Irein Thomas