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Handbook of the sociology of morality /
Human beings necessarily understand their social worlds in moral terms, orienting their lives, relationships, and activities around socially-produced notions of right and wrong. Morality is sociologically understood as more than simply helping or harming others; it encompasses any way that individua...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Handbooks of sociology and social research.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Human beings necessarily understand their social worlds in moral terms, orienting their lives, relationships, and activities around socially-produced notions of right and wrong. Morality is sociologically understood as more than simply helping or harming others; it encompasses any way that individuals form understandings of what behaviors are better than others, what goals are most laudable, and what proper people believe, feel, and do. Morality involves the explicit and implicit sets of rules and shared understandings that keep human social groups intact. Morality includes both the 'shoulds' |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 595 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441968968 1441968962 9786612982507 6612982500 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |