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Book SynopsisFocuses on moral development theory and research, an area of academic study that began early in the twentieth century. This book deals with such themes as: what motivates moral behavior; are there certain universal moral values; and, does an individual's will or an individual's environment play a greater role in determining moral conduct.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Moral Development Study in the 21st Century - Carolyn Pope Edwards and Gustavo Carlo Human Morality and Temperament - Jerome Kagan (Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University); The Roots of Goodness: The Fulfillment of Basic Human Needs and the Development of Caring, Helping and Nonaggression, Inclusive Caring, Moral Courage, Active Bystandership, and Altruism Born of Suffering - Ervin Staub (Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amsherst); The Development of Empathy-Related Responding - Nancy Eisenberg (Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University); The Neo-Kohlbergian Tradition and Beyond: Schemas, Expertise and Character - Darcia Narvaez (Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame); The Development of Moral Identity - Daniel Hart (Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University); Motivation and Moral Development: A Tri-Focal Perspective - F. Clark Power (Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame University)
