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Sociology as the study of morality

Kevin McCaffree

pp. 435-456

Abstract

This article reviews the substantive empirical and theoretical research programs and disputes within the sociology of morality. Specifically, research is reviewed in the areas of moral emotions, reputations and identities, at the social psychological level, and in the areas of political economy, religion and values at the cultural level. In addition, three areas of theoretical controversy are discussed—contentions over the primacy of culture over structure, over the primacy of subliminal versus reflective displays of moral behavior and over the ontological, metatheoretical nature of morality itself. The article ends with a proposed general, interdisciplinary, and integrative theoretical framework for the study of morality in sociology.

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Abrutyn Seth (2016) Handbook of contemporary sociological theory. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 435-456

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32250-6_21

Full citation:

McCaffree Kevin (2016) „Sociology as the study of morality“, In: S. Abrutyn (ed.), Handbook of contemporary sociological theory, Dordrecht, Springer, 435–456.