ISBN:
9780367621957
,
9780367621964
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 158 Seiten
,
25 cm
Parallel Title:
ebook version
Keywords:
Wertorientierung
;
Moralische Entwicklung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Kulturanthropologie
;
Rumänien
;
Moldawien
;
Ethics / Anthropological aspects
;
Ethics / Anthropological aspects
;
Rumänien
;
Moldawien
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Wertorientierung
;
Moralische Entwicklung
;
Kulturanthropologie
Abstract:
"Why, when and where are some moral systems supported and followed whilst others are condemned? Are moral values relative or universal? Can immoral actions be tolerated in times of crisis? Is the dream of becoming better sufficient for prompting virtuous behavior, or should we dream about what is best? Do moral values last? The divergence in practices and codes of moral belief and action present significant challenges but also offer opportunities to anthropologists for understanding social life. In this book, Monica Heintz explores these questions, drawing on case studies from Eastern Europe that encompass migration, religion, economic and social policies and paying particular attention to the way morality works in communities undergoing rapid social change. She uses these examples to reflect on the wider question of societal conflict and change, showing how they are driven by moral values. By highlighting the centrality of such values as engines for action and questioning the limits of universal moral values, she argues that anthropology has the capacity to shed light on the study of morality and moral values generally. The Anthropology of Morality: A Dynamic and Interactionist Approach will be of interest to students and researchers in anthropology, as well as those in politics and sociology with an interest in European politics"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The anthropology of morality : a lens for observing moralities as social facts -- Words and actions : from ethno-ethics to the anthropology of morality -- The choice of methods : from methodological individualism to interactionism -- No holism, no generalizations? : on idiosyncrasies and regularities -- Life experiences, moral justifications and moral anaesthesia -- Hierarchy of values and dynamics of value change -- Tolerance, conformity and moral relativism -- Moral education -- Ordinary and 'extra-ordinary' ethics -- Moral imagination or the need for transcendence -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : rethinking moralities after postmodernism
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