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Book SynopsisThis 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 answers both within and across academic fields for centuries.
Contributors to this volume cut across disciplines and modes of inquiry to answer key questions about moral motivation. They 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 illustrates the complex motivational aspects of morality, which represents a crucial step toward understanding how and why our moral
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Introduction: What Is Moral Motivation, and Why Does It Matter?
Martha K. Berg & Edward C. ChangI: Social Contexts and Their Motivational Consequences Chapter 1. Sociological Perspectives on Moral Motivation
Steven Hitlin Chapter 2. What Are Norms and How Is Norm Compliance Regulated?
Bertram F. Malle Chapter 3. Cultural Norms in Moral Motivation
Joan G. Miller & Jessica L. EngelbrechtII: Psychological Frameworks and Individual Differences Chapter 4. Consequences, Norms, and General Action Tendencies: Understanding Individual Differences in Moral Dilemma Judgments
Bertram Gawronski, Dillon M. Luke & Anita Körner Chapter 5. Motivation to Act Virtuously
Nancy E. Snow Chapter 6. Learning to Weigh Competing Moral Motivations
Oriel FeldmanHall & Amrita LambaIII: Biological Origins and Markers of Moral Motivation Chapter 7. The Developmental Neurobiology of Moral Mindsets: Basic Needs and Childhood Experience
Mary S. Tarsha & Darcia Narvaez Chapter 8. Morality and Model Coherence: A Constructivist and Biologically Tractable Account of Moral Motivation
Jordan E. Theriault Conclusion: Emerging Themes and Avenues for Future Work
Kristin Laurin & Irein Ann Thomas Index
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