{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-moralities-9781782383192","title":"The Anthropology of Moralities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAnthropologists have been keenly aware of the tension between cultural relativism and absolute norms, and nowhere has this been more acute than with regards to moral values. Can we study the Other’s morality without applying our own normative judgments? How do social anthropologists keep both the distance required by science and the empathy required for the analysis of lived experiences? The plurality of moralities has not received an explicit and focused attention until recently, when accelerated globalization often resulted in the collision of different value systems. Observing, describing and assessing values cross-culturally, the authors propose various methodological approaches to the study of moralities, illustrated with rich ethnographic accounts, thus offering a valuable guide for students of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies and for professionals concerned with the empirical and cross-cultural study of values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe significance of this volume and its nine contributions results from displaying a picture that shows the polarization of the ways moralities are being studied but also conveys its theoretical potential for confronting what some sociologists call ‘Durkheim’s dilemma’, i.e. comprehending morality between its social dimension (structure; duty; obligation) and subjective dimension (agency; desirability of the good; creativity).\u003c\/em\u003e”  \u003cb\u003e·  Social Anthroplogy\/Anthropologie Sociale \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e”Observing, describing and assessing values cross-culturally, the authors propose various methodological approaches to the study of moralities, illustrated with rich ethnographic accounts, thus offering a valuable guide for students of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies and for professionals concerned with the empirical and cross-cultural study of values.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  International Journal of Anthropology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction: Why There Should Be an Anthropology of Moralities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMonica Heintz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Norm and Spontaneity: Elicitation with Moral Dilemma Scenarios\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eThomas Widlok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Life History and Personal Experience: The Moral Conceptions of a Muscovite Man\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJarrett Zigon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Morality, Value and Radical Cultural Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJoel Robbins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Accelerated Globalisation and the Conflicts of Values Seen Through the Lens of Transnational Adoption: A Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSigne Howell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Morality, Self and Power: The Idea of the Mahalla in Uzbekistan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohan Rasanayagam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Moralising Female Sexuality: The Intersections between Morality and Sexuality in Rural Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eHelle Rydstrøm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Narrative Ethics: The Excess of Giving and Moral Ambiguity in the Lao Vessantara-Jataka\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePatrice Ladwig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Adopting an Obligation: Moral Reasoning about Bougainvillean Children’s Access to Social Services in New Ireland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKaren Sykes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Between Facts and Norms: Towards an Anthropology of Ethical Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMark Goodale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042215002455,"sku":"9781782383192","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782383192.jpg?v=1750953475","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-moralities-9781782383192","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}